From Fleeing To Freeing
A Syrian refugee shares his story on how fleeing his home left him traumatized and how he is working to free himself and others.
My name is Yousef Rasheed. I am 31 years old, and I …
Topic: Migration
Human Security, Violence, & Trauma Conference
Overview
The HSVT conference, generously funded by the IGCC Academic Conference grant, will bring together researchers from various disciplines—including political science, psychology, neuroscience, and public health—and practitioners working in the field for a two-day seminar on the implications of
PAVING THE WAY FOR HEALING
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From Syria to Jordan to Mexico: complementary pathways provide hope for Syrian refugees
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دروسٌ من الأردن: فائدة النفَس العميق على الصحة العقلية
دروسٌ من الأردن: فائدة النفَس العميق على الصحة العقلية
شهدت الحياة في مخيم الزعتري – وهو موطني في الأردن – تغيرًا جذريًا بسبب فيروس كورونا. قبل تفشي هذا الوباء العالمي، كانت الطرقات الترابية تعجّ بالأطفال وتصدح بالأحاديث عند كل …
Lessons from Jordan: How Deep Breath Can Be Helpful for Mental Health
Life at Za’atri Refugee Camp—my home in Jordan—has changed dramatically due to the coronavirus. Before the pandemic, the dirt roads were filled with children and chatter in every corner; now, there is only silence. The thought of visiting friends or …
Self-help tool helps Syrians deal with the trauma of war
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Fighting Stigma and Providing Mental Health Care to Syrian Refugees
Yasmeen is a 28-year-old Syrian woman with a shy smile, a mother of three boys and a little girl, living in one of the world’s largest refugee camps. In the past seven years living in Za’atri, an urban settlement of …
Awareness Is the Beginning of Healing
Kafa Eweijan is from Homs, Syria, and has been a resident of the Za’atri Refugee Camp in Mafraq, Jordan, for six years. She is a Community Facilitator for Beyond Conflict’s Field Guide for Barefoot Psychology with our partner Questscope. Zakaria
…An Opportunity to Create a New Narrative of Mental Health
Khedari is a Ph.D. candidate at the New School and is one of the principal investigators on the Field Guide, leading the charge on the neuropsychology elements of the study. Also, she wrote a chapter of the Guide as well …