“Awareness Of Asylum Seekers Living in Türkiye on Mental Health and Psychological Support Project” is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Works are conducted simultaneously in 8 project provinces, designated as İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Konya, Adana and Samsun.
The overall objective of this Project is to raise awareness of the refugee and asylum seeker population in Turkey through MHPSS materials and instruments, and also to support and enhance the wellbeing of the refugees and asylum seekers. It is aimed to give particular importance to the representation of women, children and persons with disabilities within the target group of the project.
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A needs assessment has been conducted within the Project to identify the needs of refugees and asylum seekers in the field of MHPSS.
Contents have been generated to raise awareness in the area of MHPSS based on the needs identified through the needs assessment carried out within the Project. Psychologists, social workers, protection officers and child protection officers specialized in their own fields have contributed to the preparation of these contents. You may reach the generated contents, including informative brochures, videos and social media posts, from here in Turkish, English, Arabicand Farsi, and you may also download the brochures.
Group workshops, seminars and panels were organized as the last pillar of awareness raising activities. To this end, four separate MHPSS group workshops were organized, primarily in the project provinces, for women and girls at risk, survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, male adolescents and children, with at least 15 participants in each vulnerable group.
