Resources

“Mental health is as important as physical health”: setting up support groups in Kyrgyzstan

Funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, we set up mental health support groups for young people in Kyrgyzstan together with DIA, Institute for Youth Development and Peace Initiatives. In this interview we spoke with two mentors about their experience leading the support groups and the impact of the work they do.

Challenging harmful gender norms for better mental health and peace among women and girls in the Wunlit Triangle, South Sudan

World Refugee Week 2022: it’s time to prioritise mental health support in peacebuilding responses in Uganda

For World Refugee Week 2022, we explore four conflict trends in refugee-hosting areas throughout Uganda. We highlight how people need psychosocial and mental health support.