Mental Health Content Archive
For this Iraqi mother of a child suffering from down syndrome, International Medical Corps’ Child and Family Care Center offered a fresh start for her and her family in Syria.
To prevent the cycle of family violence, International Medical Corps is providing unprecedented psychotherapeutic services for men.
June 14, 2013 - Mental Health Services Reach Refugees in Dollo Ado
May 16, 2013 - Frontline Health Workers Coalition: Tackling The Global Burden of Mental Health - An Impossible Task Without Frontline Health Workers
March 28, 2013 - AlertNet: Mental Illness Rates Can Double in Crisis, But Get Little Donor Attention
February 25, 2013 - International Medical Corps & the European Union Begin Training to Improve Mental Health Services in Gaza
January 17, 2013 - Ethiopia: Creating Access to Community-based Mental Health Services for Refugees
October 8, 2012 - World Mental Health Day 2012: International Medical Corps Teams Worldwide Address the Global Crisis of Depression
July 27, 2012 - A Country with Fourteen Psychiatrists
July 13, 2012 - Moving Forward in Libya: Promoting Mental Health & Well-being
July 10, 2012 - As Libya Holds National Elections, World-Renowned Photographers Unveil Exhibit to Promote Peace & Rebuilding
June 19, 2012 - A Ground-breaking Move for Mental Health Services in Kabul, Afghanistan
June 14, 2012 - Innovating New Approaches to Mental Health for Urban Refugees in Jordan
March 6, 2012 - Q&A with Colleen Fitzgerald, Mental Health & Psychosocial Program Manager, International Medical Corps Libya
January 24, 2012 - Yahoo News: Mental Trauma Takes Huge Toll In Afghan War
January 3, 2012 - International Medical Corps Advocates for Innovative Approach to Improve Mental Health Care in Middle East
December 27, 2011 - Japan Times: Quake Workers Bolstered By Training
November 23, 2011 - Intervention Journal Features Mental Health Projects
November 2011 - Integrating mental health into primary health care settings after an emergency: lessons from Haiti
November 2011 - Assessment Report: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Libya
November 2011 - The integration of mental health into primary health care in Lebanon
October 20, 2011 - On World Mental Health Day in Jordan, Reducing Stigma Surrounding Mental Health
October 10, 2011 - International Medical Corps Teams Worldwide Recognize World Mental Health Day
October 10, 2011 - Addressing Mental Health Needs in Lebanon
October 4, 2011 - After 180 Days of Civil Conflict, a Need for Mental Health Support in Libya
August 29, 2011 - Psychological First Aid: Improving Mental Health in Emergencies
June 15, 2011 - International Medical Corps to Highlight on Capitol Hill the Need for Integrated Mental Health Services in Humanitarian Emergencies
June 6, 2011 - Healing the Human Mind After Tragedy
April 28, 2011 - War Leaves a Legacy of Pain and Hardship in Chechnya
April 27, 2011 - Unable to Return Home, Unable to Stay
April 11, 2011 - Lebanon: Integrating Mental Health into Primary Health Care
March 23, 2011-Following the 2010 Pakistan Floods Disaster, International Medical Corps Continues to Deliver Health, Psychosocial, Nutrition and Economic Recovery Programs
February 23, 2011 - International Medical Corps Launches Program in Afghanistan to Combat High Levels of Mental Illness, Substance Abuse
November 16, 2010 - For One Pakistani Mother, Medical Care and Someone Who Will Listen
September 28, 2010 - The Only Center of its Kind in Syria Offers a Fresh Start to Children with Learning Disabilities and their Parents
December 4-15, 2010 - Mental Health in Complex Emergencies: Certificate Course, Goa, India
August 31, 2010 - Addressing Mental Health in Pakistan Along With Cultural Needs
August 24, 2010 - Unprecedented Resources for Men to Help End Cycle of Family Violence
August 19, 2010 - Mental Health in Complex Emergencies: Residential Course
August 11, 2010 - Mounting Emotional Toll of Floodwaters on Displaced Pakistanis
August 11, 2010 -Bringing Iraqi Refugees and Lebanese Youth Together Through Sports
August 6, 2010 -International Medical Corps Addressing Critical Psychosocial Needs of Pakistan’s Flood-Ravaged Displaced
August, 2010 - Images in Psychiatry - Haiti Earthquake Psychiatric Relief
July 9, 2010 - Six Months After Haiti Earthquake, International Medical Corps is Meeting Long-Term Primary and Mental Health Care Needs of Vulnerable Groups
June 29, 2010 - Large Numbers of Displaced in Kyrgyzstan Suffering Acute Psychological Trauma
June, 2010 - World Psychiatry Journal: Orienting Psychiatrists to Working in Emergencies: a WPA-WHO Workshop
June 1, 2010 - Mental Health Research in Emergencies
April 15, 2010- International Medical Corps Provides Mental Health Services to Gaza's Needy
VIDEO - Fox News: Operation Medicate (April 12, 2010)
March 19, 2010 - The New York Times: In Haiti, Mental Health system Is in Collapse
VIDEO - Mental Health Care & Training as a Component of Disaster Recovery (March 19, 2010)
March 10, 2010 - Psychiatry in Haiti
January 2010 - Mental Health Guidelines for Emergency Responders
March 3, 2010 - BBC: Audio Diary of Dr. Lynn Jones, International Medical Corps' emergency mental health expert, currently working in Haiti
November 3, 2009 - On World Mental Health Day, International Medical Corps Highlights Problem of Mental Illness, OftenNeglected in Humanitarian Settings
August 2009 - The Lancet: Severe Mental Disorders in Complex Emergencies
VIDEO - International Medical Corps responds to health care needs in Chad, Darfur, and CAR (May 22, 2009)
August 25, 2008 - International Medical Corps Prepares Mental Health Support for Populations Affected by Conflict in Georgia
July 28, 2008 - Helping Doctors to Help Iraqis with Mental Health Problems
July 20, 2008 - Delivering Relief in Syria
November 16, 2007 - New Guidelines for Addressing Mental Health in Emergencies
October 12, 2007 - A Pioneering Program Helps Children Grow Healthier, Stronger, and Smarter
October 10, 2007 - World Mental Health Day: October 10 2007
October 8, 2007 - Mental Healing in Sri Lanka
September 13, 2007 - Voices of Uganda: A Cross-Cultural Experience
June 19, 2007 - Through the Eyes of Children: Refugee Life in Pictures
April 10, 2007 - When Disaster Strikes, Women Suffer Most
November 20, 2006 - In Uganda with Margaret Aguirre
November 20, 2006 - International Medical Corps Makes New Commitment to Provide Mental Health Services In Conflict-Affected Regions
November 19, 2006 - Dramatic enactments break language barriers
August 28, 2006 - Suicide; Depression Skyrockets in Katrina Trailer Parks
April 12, 2006 - Mental Health Conference in Africa: International Medical Corps to Highlight Innovative Programs
December 01, 2005 - The Children's Future Village - Rebuilding from the Memories
May 01, 2005 - Warriors and lovers: Understanding the responses to horror
February 01, 2004 - Tackling mental health in Sierra Leone
May 14, 2003 - Notes From the Field: INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT IN AFGHANISTAN