Mental Health Awareness Archives

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Migrant workers in Qatar are using art to raise awareness on mental health, here’s how

Kirimi has been organising informal sessions with migrant workers to raise awareness on mental health, using art and painting as coping mechanisms. Eric Kirimi was 23 years old when he…

2 min

Qatar unveils World Cup ‘friendship benches’ to promote mental health

The Friendship Benches announcement coincided with this year’s World Mental Health Day. Custom-made “Friendship Benches” will be installed in different public venues ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to…

6 min

Therapy on call: how this telemental health app is changing mental health accessibility in Qatar

To date there have been no studies that attempt to prevent postpartum depression or anxiety among Arabic speaking women in the Middle East, including Qatar. When Khadija, 34, a Sudenese…

2 min

School children get training to reduce mental illness stigma

First-of-its-kind program in the region promotes mental health and reduces some of the negativity surrounding it. The Wellness Ambassadors programme, the region’s first school-based mental health programme, has led to…

3 min

Five mental health apps to help clear your mind

Better mindset, better heart: start your mental health journey with these 5 amazing apps. With more restrictions and a worrying number of Covid-19 cases on the rise, life can be…

Mental Health Awareness

Migrant workers in Qatar are using art to raise awareness on mental health, here’s how

Qatar unveils World Cup ‘friendship benches’ to promote mental health

Therapy on call: how this telemental health app is changing mental health accessibility in Qatar

School children get training to reduce mental illness stigma

Five mental health apps to help clear your mind

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