Friend,

Even after physical injuries have been treated, people who have lived through violence, natural disasters, or other traumatic events often have hidden psychological wounds. That’s why mental health care is an essential part of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s work to save lives.

Our trained mental health professionals listen, support, and provide guidance to our patients as they process their trauma and heal their psychological wounds. This work is vital to reducing people’s symptoms, helping them find ways to cope and improving their ability to function.

We invite you to explore MSF’s mental health work around the world.

This Mental Health Awareness Month meet MSF Mental Health Care Staff. Explore this work.

Ukraine - “We work with children based on their individual needs: We play, draw, and help them overcome fear and negative emotions related to what they have experienced.” Svitlana Alekseenko, MSF psychologist

Syria - “On average, we have 25 patients coming for individual counseling sessions every day, and around 40 patients for other mental health activities.” Sama, MSF mental health activities manager

South Sudan - “Mental health is still a fight. It is not something that is easy; we have to speak about it on [a] daily basis, but communities show interest in our activities, and they appreciate our support.” Eunice Peter Soro, MSF mental health counselor

Since 2011, thanks to the support of people like you, MSF has increased the number of mental health consultations by 230 percent across our projects worldwide. In 2022 alone, we provided 425,500 individual mental health consultations around the world.

The growth and expansion of our mental health services means more patients are reached and more lives saved. Learn more about our vital work here.

Thank you so much for helping us ensure that our patients have access to the essential and lifesaving mental health care they need.

Sincerely,

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières USA

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