Our collaborative approach
We partner with extraodinary social change organizations serving in marginalized contexts to develop community-centered programs that support mental health and wellbeing.
Our collaborative approach
We partner with community organizations in marginalized contexts to develop community-centered programs that support mental health and wellbeing.
We work in sectors like education, workforce development, gender equity and youth leadership, and collaborate to take initiatives from initial concept to lasting impact. Your teams have access to our leadership support, strategic advising, evaluation support, and clinical experience.
A deep-dive into our approach
1. Listening & needs assessment
We work with your organization and community to understand and define the problem you’re looking to address.
Through deep empathetic exploration, we delve deeply into participant needs and goals, fostering motivation and engagement. This includes initial needs assessments, focus groups, and interviews.
2. Program co-design & pilot
Using our findings and human-centered design, we co-create a pilot program centered on participants’ context, values and wellbeing needs.
Each subsequent year, we create clear goals for the partnership to help expand on the pilot and prepare for growth and accessibility. This often involves training or replication by ecosystem partners.
3. Locally-led implementation & capacity building
We support your teams by convening local like-minded leaders, the input of experts with relevant experience, and our own accompaniment and support.
As your impact grows, we help shape long-term strategies. This includes team development, revenue generation, securing grants, stakeholder training, and much more.
4. Impact measurement & learning
Each partnership is required to measure effectiveness and adapt as needed.
This involves approachable developmental and summative evaluation strategies to grasp the true impact of our efforts and refine the program according to our learnings.
A deep-dive into our approach
1. Listening & needs assessment
We work with your organization and community to understand and define the problem you’re looking to address.
Through deep empathetic exploration, we delve deeply into participant needs and goals, fostering motivation and engagement. This includes initial needs assessments, focus groups, and interviews.
2. Program co-design & pilot
Using our findings and human-centered design, we co-create a pilot program centered on participants’ context, values and wellbeing needs.
Each subsequent year, we create clear goals for the partnership to help expand on the pilot and prepare for growth and accessibility. This often involves training or replication by ecosystem partners.
3. Locally-led implementation & capacity building
We support your teams by convening local like-minded leaders, the input of experts with relevant experience, and our own accompaniment and support.
As your impact grows, we help shape long-term strategies. This includes team development, revenue generation, securing grants, stakeholder training, and much more.
4. Impact measurement & learning
Each partnership is required to measure effectiveness and adapt as needed.
This involves approachable developmental and summative evaluation strategies to grasp the true impact of our efforts and refine the program according to our learnings.
Our partnership principles
Our partnership principles
Multi-lens approach
We combine psychological expertise and clinical experience with human-centered design to address problems in low-resource contexts.
Locally-led
We work with leaders embedded in local communities to design for community participation and ownership. Initiatives are created to last beyond Brio’s involvement, achieving systems-change and local partnership with government and civil society.
Holistic mental health promotion
We emphasize mental health prevention and promotion, creating cross-diagnostic interventions that inclusively support and benefit the community as a whole, reducing overall need for treatment.
Tailored support
We fine-tune our strategies, processes, and tools across partnerships, and customize our support and services to the participants’ needs.
Long-term focus
We leverage a multi-year time horizon for partnership growth, evaluation, refinement, and long-term impact.
Our values
Interdependency of communities
Mental health and wellbeing benefit not just individuals, but also their communities. We believe that healing and resilience are developed in the presence and accountability of others. Our solutions are informed and empowered by the local community.
Mutuality of compassion
Healing is not a transaction from one person to another. It’s the joy of finding strength and peace in each other. We constantly learn from the people we serve, and are inspired by their wisdom, love, and hope.
Proximity to vulnerability
It is impossible to make a thoughtful impact in the communities of strangers. We join in solidarity with local teams who are experts in their contexts and deeply committed to long-term transformation.
Our values
Interdependency of communities
Mental health and wellbeing benefit not just individuals, but also their communities. We believe that healing and resilience are developed in the presence and accountability of others. Our solutions are informed and empowered by the local community.
Mutuality of compassion
Healing is not a transaction from one person to another. It’s the joy of finding strength and peace in each other. We constantly learn from the people we serve, and are inspired by their wisdom, love, and hope.
Proximity to vulnerability
It is impossible to make a thoughtful impact in the communities of strangers. We join in solidarity with local teams who are experts in their contexts and deeply committed to long-term transformation.