People with Schizophrenia Empowered Through Community Care Model in Peru Community health workers ensure 99% of participants living with schizophrenia adhere to their treatment Posted August 23, 2024 Alberto Gamarra (right) lives with schizophrenia and has been a participant of Socios En Salud’s Many Voices project. Photo by Diego Diaz Read more…
In Sierra Leone, PIH Provides Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment During National Emergency Abdulai, 28, sought care for drug abuse in 2019. Today, he’s in recovery and aspires to become an entertainer. Posted July 10, 2024 Abdulai, 28, outside of the mental health unit at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital Read more…
The Power of Social Support in Improving Mental Health Cecelia Green receives business support, treatment for depression through PIH Liberia’s programs Posted June 19, 2024 Cecelia Green shares her personal story to the Gedetarbo Women’s Group, Clan Chief, and others in Maryland County, Liberia. Photo by Luther N. Mafalleh / Read more…
Treating Mental Health and Tuberculosis in Rural Lesotho Since 2017, PIH Lesotho has screened thousands of patients with TB for depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions Posted June 21, 2024 Qacha Qabane during an examination with Registered Nurse Thuso Ntsapi at Nkau Health Center in Mohale’s Hoek District, Lesotho. Read more…
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit: Bridging Gaps and Fostering Hope Celebrating three years of pediatric mental health services in Sierra Leone Posted June 14, 2024 Juliet Thomas (left) with her 6-year-old son Hassan (right). Thomas brings Hassan to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health unit for support with managing Read more…
Community-based mental health services crucial for accountability, trust, and holistic recovery Posted on Sept 15, 2023 From 2010 to 2020, substance use increased by 26% across Mexico—but access to treatment has lagged. In rural areas like Jaltenango, a city in the mountainous Sierra Madre region of Chiapas, where Partners In Health works, Read more…
Socios En Salud improves access to care for transgender women in Lima Posted on July 6, 2023 Content warning: this story contains mention of child sexual abuse and violence against transgender women When Alexia*, 26, first arrived in Lima she was disappointed. She didn’t like the cooler weather, and the Read more…
Hundreds of patients have received support, referrals June 12, 2023 The phones keep ringing. Some people call seeking assistance for their anxiety or depression. Others call for help with time-sensitive emergencies, such as domestic violence or suicidal thoughts. Regardless of the reason, they all call for the same purpose: to Read more…
Project helps survivors access heath, counselling, financial support after attacks of violence Posted on May 23, 2023 *Content warning: The following story mentions incidents of sexual violence and attempted suicide. The young woman had just turned 17 when she ran out to the supermarket one evening to pick up some Read more…
Acute stress disorder screenings, psychological first aid delivered Posted on April 10, 2023 The team in Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (APZU), as PIH is known in Malawi, is deep into an emergency response after Cyclone Freddy devastated parts of the country, leaving death, injury, and displacement in its wake. According to Dr. Read more…