MENTAL HEALTH IN KASHMIR

Kashmir: Promoting mental health awareness and breaking stigma in the community

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Doctors Without Borders India/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been actively conducting a series of mental health awareness sessions across Srinagar, Kashmir, aiming to promote understanding, break stigma, and provide practical tools for mental well-being. Mental health awarness session at Government Women’s College, Nawa Kadal At Government Women’s College, Nawa Kadal, Clinical Psychologist Farhana Yaseen led … Read more

The Healing Conversations: A Counsellor’s Journey Through Kashmir’s Mental Health Landscape

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The first rays of dawn break over the mountains as Naseer Mir Ahmad begin his morning. A brisk two-kilometer walk through his neighborhood, the crisp air filling his lungs as he mentally prepares for the day ahead. For Naseer, a counsellor educator with Doctors Without Borders India/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Kashmir, each day … Read more

Breaking Silence, Building Trust: A Day with MSF’s Community Mental Health Team in Kashmir

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The morning sun rises over the green mountains of Kashmir as Taheem Jafar prepares for another day as a community mental health worker with Doctors Without Borders India/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). It’s 9:00 AM, and she’s already gathering her materials—information leaflets, her diary, and a pen in one of the Primary Health Centers (PHC) in … Read more

Behind the Wheel: How MSF Drivers Are Advancing Mental Health Care in Kashmir

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In the picturesque valleys of Kashmir, where communities have faced years of uncertainty, mental health remains a critical yet often overlooked concern. Two drivers with Doctors Without Borders India/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Mohammad Yakoob and Mohammad Ashraf, have witnessed firsthand how perceptions of mental health have evolved over two decades. When I first joined … Read more

Breaking Barriers: Supporting Mental Health in Kashmir

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In a small consultation room in Kashmir, Nadia Ishfaq listens intently as a one of the MSF counsellor discusses one case and speaks about the challenges. As a clinical psychologist working as a Mental Health Supervisor with Doctors Without Borders India/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Nadia leads a team of professionals providing mental healthcare across the … Read more

Kashmir: Brushstrokes of hope

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In the heart of Kashmir, where the beauty of nature meets the complexities of human experiences, Isha Malik wields an unusual palette – one that paints not just canvases, but also the landscape of mental health. As a clinical psychologist with Doctors Without Borders India/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Isha’s journey is a testament to … Read more

MSF’s Mobile Response Team: Bringing mental health support to Kashmir

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Since 2001, MSF has been offering free, high-quality counselling services to individuals in Kashmir. To tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness, MSF actively works to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and the necessity for accessible mental health services in the region. Introducing our Mobile Response Team (MRT): a committed group consisting of … Read more

Bringing mental health care to Kashmir

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Since 2001, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been committed to providing free counselling services in Kashmir, India. Our teams are actively engaged in hospitals across five key districts: Baramulla, Shopian, Pulwama, Srinagar, and Sopore. In a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Health, we have developed a groundbreaking 5-pillar concept aimed at making … Read more

India: Bringing mental health support to Kashmir

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Since 2001, MSF has been offering free, high-quality counselling services to individuals in Kashmir. Our dedicated teams currently operate in hospitals across four districts: Baramulla, Bandipora, Pulwama, and Srinagar. To tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness, MSF actively works to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and the necessity for accessible mental health … Read more

Mental Health: The community connect

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In Kashmir valley, better mental health is sought. Community outreach is reducing stigma and increasing care seeking behaviour. Every week from Monday to Friday, 30 year-old Mudasir Lone in Sopore, Kashmir, spends eight hours daily interacting with locals and talking to them about mental health. He is part of the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / … Read more