Tag Archives: stigma

“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.

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 […]

After months of worrying about her daughter, a concerned mother brought her to the Mental Health Training Centre, Herat (MHTC-H). The clinic doctor remembers that she was very thin and […]

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 […]