Bridge with gaps

World Mental Health Day

October 10th is World Mental Health Day, a global event to raise awareness about mental health conditions. This year’s theme is “mental health in an unequal world”, with a focus on the gap between the demand for mental health services and access to those services.

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Discussion and interaction

Report from Ecuador

For the project in Ecuador, we addressed levels one and two of the World Health Organization’s Optimal Mix for Mental Health Services. These are the base levels of self care and informal care, which take place outside of the formal healthcare and mental health systems. The focus is on increased awareness and understanding of stress management, mental disorders, grief and trauma.

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Liberia

Training in Liberia

Thirty church leaders who were trained a few years ago will receive the newest edition of the mental health manual, Understanding People, Mental Health, and Trauma. This new resource will help them build capacity among their networks and in communities that have not had access to care.

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