Workshop Organized on Raising Awareness of Psychological Support

The first workshop and panel organized in scope of the “Awareness Raising on MHPSS for the Refugees Living in Turkey Project” that is being implemented by ASAM with the financial support of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs were held in İzmir.

In the two-day event attended by the İzmir Provincial Directorate of Migration Management, the Provincial Directorate and Family and Social Services, the Directorate of Public Health, and various municipalities and NGOs, the needs analysis report that was drawn up within the scope of the project was presented. The institutions exchanged the services and activities offered in terms of mental health. Mental health-related problems experienced by asylum seekers and proposed solutions were discussed with all participants.