Careif is an international mental health charity that works towards increasing awareness of mental health conditions and the mental health of everyone across all countries and cultures.
Our mission and values
We are dedicated to supporting people and communities across the world to share their knowledge to improve services and change lives.
We focus on training, learning and the dissemination of information. Knowledge and understanding are essential in the journey to improve conditions for those with mental ill-health and to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Knowledge should not only be available to those with wealth or who live in high-income countries and in urban and industrialised parts of the world but should be shared with all. We also recognise that knowledge gleaned from low- and middle-income countries and the less developed, rural, and poorer countries of the world is equally valuable learning to that from the wealthier parts of the world.
We work to a set of core values. We will always:
respect the traditions and values of individual societies and cultures around the world
encourage people to work together. share their experiences and inspire others
bring together individuals, communities, non-governmental bodies and other interested government organisations to achieve change
use the best available evidence of what works based on research, evaluation and practice-based knowledge
promote positive changes for individuals and organisations, and facilitate the creation of good quality care