Social Protection

Afghanistan has been at war since 1978. Generations have been born amid the conflict, and have never known peacetime. The impact of war on the mental health of a population is pervasive, long-lasting, inter-generational, and often devastating to families and communities. The experiences of violence, losing loved ones, sustaining war injuries, becoming a refugee or internally displaced person, or being separated from family members inevitably have mental health impacts. We offer mental health services to the affected families and communities.

These services cater to their need to resume a regular life. We implement mental health programs in a variety of contexts. Our approach to providing these services is holistic. We integrate mental health support into educational, poverty alleviation, and food distribution programs. Two of our child psychologists and family counselors hold programs in Afghanistan’s leading national TV broadcaster (Tolo TV) twice a week to spread public awareness.