A Palestinian society that respects human rights and in which people live in dignity, free of oppression, and feel that their well-being is promoted.

GCMHP is a non-profit organization based in the Gaza Strip.
It aims at delivering high quality mental health services to the Palestinian community of Gaza

GCMHP is a leading Palestinian non-profit organization founded in 1990 and based in the Gaza Strip. It works in the fields of mental health and human rights and aims at delivering high quality mental health services to the Palestinian community of Gaza, through the provision of psychological, clinical and social training and research services. The organization lays a special emphasis on vulnerable groups such as children, women and victims of torture and human rights violations, to who it dedicates special lobbying and advocacy services.

GCMHP mission is to provide high quality, integrated and specialized services to enhance Palestinian society’s ability and capacity in dealing with mental health problems, based on the principles of justice, humanity, and respect for human rights.

The main objectives of GCMHP are to:

- Empower vulnerable groups in the society, especially women, children and torture survivors

- Develop local human resources through mental health training programs

- Provide human and high quality community-based mental health services

- Promote principles of democracy and human rights in the Palestinian society

- Combat the stigma attached to mental illness in the Palestinian society

- Familiarize the international community with the conditions of Palestinians to gain support and solidarity as well as respect for human rights in Palestine in order to enhance mental health of Palestinians.

GCMHP and Dr Eyad El Serraj have been awarded several prestigious international awards in the fields of mental health and human rights in recognition of the work done and progress made over the past two decades.