352 Results For "mental health"
 
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Mental Health

Childhood in conflict – children in displaced camps in need of immediate protection

Along with water, shelter, food and healthcare, protection is a basic need for displaced people - especially children who have lived most of their lives in the protracted conflict Stories from the Frontline - 14 Aug 2019
 
January 2018: A family that's just arrived at the IDP camp in Monguno, north-east Nigeria. [ © Maro Verli/MSF ]
Access to Healthcare

Ten years of violence and displacement - the crisis in north-east Nigeria is not over

The crisis is not over – Borno state is still in the grip of a conflict-driven humanitarian crisis and civilians are caught up in the middle of violence
 Article - 13 Aug 2019
 
Twenty-year-old Mamma Mohammed was threatened, locked up and forced into marriage by members of an armed group. Pregnant, she finally escaped to the town of Pulka, in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, where she is staying in a camp for displaced people.
Mental Health

"Pulka is my new home"

Twenty-year-old Mamma Mohammed was threatened, locked up and forced into marriage by members of an armed group. Pregnant, she finally escaped to the town of Pulka, in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, where she is staying in a camp for displaced people. Mamma Mohammed is now recovering from her traumatic experiences with the support of MSF’s mental health and psychosocial support team. This is her story. Stories from the Frontline - 5 Aug 2019
 
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Access to Healthcare

Niger: “Imagine being dumped in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, with no food or water”

Far from stopping the flow of people, the recent criminalisation of migration by both European and non-European governments has significantly increased the vulnerability of people on the move Article - 29 Jul 2019
 
Local volunteers, health workers and MSF staff members celebrated the opening of mental health activities in West Point, Liberia. [© Clément Lier/MSF]
Access to Healthcare

Liberia: Providing psychiatric care close to home

In collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Health and other partners, MSF's new program in Monrovia provides outpatient care for about 1,350 people with mental health disorders or epilepsy Article - 29 Jul 2019
 
[ © Mack Alix Mushitsi / Médecins Sans Frontières]
Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Central African Republic: Silence aggravates the wounds of sexual violence

In CAR, as in many other countries, sexual violence is a taboo subject and often survivors of sexual assault are forbidden from talking about it due to the shame it will bring on their family Article - 23 Jul 2019
 
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Access to Healthcare

"My new life" - The story of Qusay Hussein

An Iraqi refugee rebuilds his life after surviving a suicide bombing Stories from the Frontline - 22 Jul 2019
 
Displaced people wait for a distribution of non-food items (NFIs) in Pulka town. [Igor Barbero / MSF ]
Mental Health

Nigeria: More mental health support needed for people in Pulka

Desperate living conditions and lack of protection in Pulka are exacerbating people’s acute mental health needs. There is an urgent need for reinforcement of the humanitarian response in Pulka.
 Article - 22 Jul 2019
 
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Access to Healthcare

Photostory: Out of sight, out of mind

Refugees in Libya's detention centers are facing despair, disease and death. Photo Story - 15 Jul 2019
 
MSF provides medical, mental health and social services support to migrants and refugees in various shelters in Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa and Matamoros. [ © Juan Carlos Tomasi ]
Refugees, Migration and displacement

Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo not safe for asylum seekers

US-Mexico decision puts asylum seekers in extreme danger Article - 4 Jul 2019