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Mental Health

Mental health shouldn’t be considered a luxury reserved for people living in the richest and most stable countries. Genocide and conflict have left shattered communities in their wake across the world, yet the needs of traumatised people are often overlooked because the wealthy world assumes that people in conflict zones have other priorities. Less than 1% of aid is spent on mental health, and when the disaster relief agencies move on to the next emergency, families and communities struggle to make sense of what has happened to them.

It is unrealistic expecting people to plan for the future while they are haunted by the atrocities they have witnessed, or the horror they endured. No one can benefit from training programs while they have regular flashbacks to the worst moments of their lives. It is hardly surprising that more than 80% of people suffering with mental health problems live in low and middle-income societies. Poor people are likely to remain poor so long as they struggle with mental illness. Problems such as domestic violence, alcoholism, suicide and poor parenting are part of a vicious cycle linked to mental health issues. For these reasons, Network for Africa aims to train people and communities to manage their post-traumatic stress, removing the psychological blocks that prevent them from getting on with life when the conflict ends.

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With your financial support Network for Africa can give the counselling training needed to help resourceful and resilient community members leave the harmful legacy of conflict behind.

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Recent News

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  • A Success Story of Survival and Resilience 15-Mar-2018
  • A New Project for a New Year: Network for Africa in Sierra Leone 03-Jan-2018
  • HIV: Still A Big Deal 01-Dec-2017

Network for Africa UK

G12, The Foundry, 17-19 Oval Way
London SE11 5RR

Phone: 0203 752 5810
Email: information@network4africa.org

Network for Africa US

PO Box 6609
Charlottesville VA 22906

Email: information@network4africa.org

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Network for Africa is a charity registered in the UK - 1120932.

Network for Africa is a 501(c)(3) and our tax ID is 26-1502938.

Network for Africa is a charity registered in both the USA and the UK, but we use the spelling most commonly used in Africa on this website.

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