David Cappo

David Cappo
Born (1949-11-02) 2 November 1949 (age 75)
Adelaide, South Australia

David Cappo AO (born 2 November 1949) is an Australian social justice advocate and Roman Catholic priest with particular interest in mental health care in developing countries. He is based in Adelaide, South Australia and Kampala, Uganda.

Cappo was previously the Social Inclusion Commissioner for the State of South Australia[1] and later advised the Australian government on social policy and mental health reform.[2] In 2007, he was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia for service to social inclusion in South Australia.

Cappo is currently co-founder and Chief Executive of YouBelong,[3] a Ugandan-registered non-profit organisation working to strengthen fragile health systems and shift the focus of mental health care from institutional-based care to family and community-centred care.

  1. ^ "Commissioner for Social Inclusion - Social Inclusion". 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22.
  2. ^ "Profiles". 12 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-12.
  3. ^ "Home". YouBelong.