63,275 people participated in social/recreational activities and awareness sessions
4,483 vulnerable people attended inclusive care programmes
531 referrals to specialized mental health services
Services provided:
Mental health in Syria has been severely impacted by years of crisis, displacement, and economic insecurity. Affected populations have experienced a range of stressors such as exposure to violence, separation from or loss of loved ones, poor living conditions, poverty, food insecurity, loss of livelihoods, physical injuries, and illnesses as well as a lack of access to services such as health care, education, and social care.
The mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) approach of UNHCR Syria is aligned with UNHCR’s operational guidance on MHPSS and Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) guidelines. Multi-layered interventions are integrated in the health and protection responses (primary health care, community-based protection) as well as in education and shelter programmes.