“My story of mental health challenges begins when my father forced me to marry a man who did not understand anything about life,” Nasima shares.
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A key part of our mental health programme is to increase awareness about mental health disorders and dispel some of the stigmas that surround mental health disorders. This year, we were able to produce five short videos to address stigmas and educate people about mental health disorders. The first video aims to fight the stigma that people with mental health disorders cannot hold jobs. Check out the video here!
Effects of the Peace is Happiness Course As part of our Peacebuilding programme, we offer a course entitled, “Peace is Happiness.” Peace is Happiness is a series of basic peacebuilding […]
A Mental Health Film Part of IAM’s work in Mental Health is raising awareness about mental health issues. This spring, our mental health advocacy team produced two new documentaries so […]
Mental Health Is Important At All Ages Two worried parents brought their teenage daughter to the Mental Health Training Centre in Herat (MHTC-H). For 4 years, their daughter had been […]
Hamidullah has lived with epilepsy for 5 years. His condition used to have a severe effect on his life. In the last 2 years, however, things have improved for him. […]
Young man values help with mental health problems Meet Barkatullah. He is 19 years old, and recently got married. Now, he lives with his wife in a shared house with his […]
How counselling helped Jamila get back to her normal life Jamila (pseudonym) was married 5 years ago and is a 23-year-old woman. She now has 2 children and lives with her […]