 By working in partnership with local partners and people, BasicNeeds has built an innovative and effective model for recovery and sustained good mental health that uses meaningful work and community support, as well as treatment, to help those living with mental illness in resource-poor settings.BasicNeeds is predominately focused on low and middle income countries.BasicNeeds was established in 2000 by Chris Underhill MBE, who had worked with mental health organizations in Africa for over 25 years and arrived on the continent in the early 1970s with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).