Jordan: “We share the same pain”

September 23, 2025

The RSP in Amman was established by Médecins Sans Frontières MSF in 2006 to provide surgical, rehabilitative and psychological care for victims of war across the Middle East. As part of psychological care, the RSP encourages peer support - patients...

Kenya: Breaking down stigmas and barriers to care in Mombasa

August 12, 2025

Hakima Masud has been working for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for the past four years as part of the Mombasa project, where the organization cares for adolescents and young people, focusing on the needs of young key populations...

Eswatini: ‘We Are Loved’ clinic turns one

February 19, 2025

Launched on 14 February 2024, the Sitsandziwe clinic has been busy over the past year providing comprehensive sexual health services, with a strong focus on mental health, to marginalised communities. These include adolescents, young women, LGBTQ+, factory workers and university...

Syria: The invisible wounds that quietly deepen

November 6, 2024

After more than 13 years of war, displacement and ongoing humanitarian crises, the inevitable outcome of this suffering is a widespread mental health crisis that is affecting countless people. At the end of a suicide awareness session, my patients told...

Lesvos: The struggle of healing in poor living conditions

October 11, 2024

The MSF team on Lesvos island, Greece, conducted over 1,500 mental health consultations between January and August 2024. Our psychologists report that most patients suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and acute stress disorder. People’s symptoms include difficulty sleeping, flashbacks,...

South Sudan: The overlooked mental health crisis: Navigating unforgettable loss and the struggle to heal

October 10, 2024

In South Sudan, mental health issues are overshadowed by poverty, violence, and displacement. Neglected by the health system and confronted by deep-rooted stigma, many people face their mental health struggles in silence, enduring a daily battle that goes unseen and...

United States: MSF resumes support to local groups helping migrants in Arizona desert

August 22, 2024

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) is resuming its work in support of Tucson-based nonprofit groups that are bringing humanitarian aid to migrants and asylum seekers crossing the US-Mexico border near the Sonoran Desert, the organization announced today. Earlier this year, a...

Gaza: “Everything is missing, even the idea of a future”

June 21, 2024

As the unrelenting horror continues in Gaza, Palestine, our teams in Rafah and the Middle Area are seeing a spectrum of mental health issues among children and adults. Since the beginning of the year, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided...

“It’s in the psychologist’s power to help you find ways to live with trauma” – MSF provides mental healthcare in Vinnytsia, Ukraine

June 12, 2024

“I've lived in Mariupol ever since I was a child,” says Alina Rosheva. “We had a beautiful house. I had a group of friends. I looked forward to the future with confidence. This all came to an end in February...

Mental health crisis unfolds at RAF Wethersfield Mass Containment Site in the United Kingdom: Doctors of the World and MSF call for urgent site closure

June 10, 2024

Doctors of the World (DOTW) and Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are issuing an urgent call to the UK Government to close RAF Wethersfield, a former RAF barracks turned mass asylum containment site, due to severe mental...

MSF’s Mobile Response Team: Bringing mental health support to Kashmir

October 10, 2023

Since 2001, MSF has been offering free, high-quality counselling services to individuals in Kashmir. To tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness, MSF actively works to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and the necessity for accessible mental health...

Safeguarding the mind: protecting mental well-being amidst the war in Ukraine

August 8, 2023

The war in Ukraine has created a huge need for psychological support ranging from psychological first aid to comprehensive psychological care. People have experienced fear, trauma and isolation and are showing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress. MSF psychologists are responding...