Strengthening the mental health system and access to services for the Syrian refugee and vulnerable Jordanian population, with a focus on vulnerable women and men from the Jordanian and refugee community living in the Governorates of Irbid, Amman, Zarqa and Karak. This is the objective of a new intervention launched in Jordan, and funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).
In cooperation with the local partner 'Our Step', the intervention aims at increasing knowledge on mental health issues, promoting better identification and reporting and preventing cases of discrimination and marginalisation of people with mental disabilities.
The main activities, targeting 1,000 women and 1,000 men of the Syrian refugee and Jordanian community, will focus on organising 30 support groups targeting young people between 18 and 24 years old, and women in the governorates of Irbid, Zarqa, Amman and Karak. In parallel, mental health awareness campaigns and a nationwide radio campaign are also being carried out to increase the population's awareness of mental health.
With the idea that the right to health must be guaranteed every day and in every place, peer-to-peer initiatives for vulnerable young people in Zarqa and Tot trainings (Training of Trainers) for Syrian and Jordanian community workers and educators in urban settings are carried out as part of the WHO Mental Health in Schools package.
