#Mental Health

How MAP is supporting mental health care for Palestinians under attack

To mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, MAP’s staff shared how they are providing much needed mental health support to people impacted over the last year.

MAP provides support for women and children displaced by violent clashes in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp

Fighting between armed groups forced thousands of refugees to flee their homes and has caused extensive destruction to homes in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, in Lebanon.

Generation Palestine: Growing up Palestinian in East Jerusalem

Growing up amid systematic discrimination and pervasive Israeli military and settler violence, Palestinian children in East Jerusalem experience a host of challenges to their health and wellbeing.

“The Palestinian Circus School is a unique and vital opportunity for children and young people”

In this blog, Mohamad Rabah, the Executive Director of Palestinian Circus School (PCS), shares the main findings of their new research, the achievements he is most proud of and his vision for PCS.

Summer camps support wellbeing of young Palestinians in East Jerusalem

The Saraya Centre organised a series of summer camps for children, young people, women and teachers living in the tense and insecure environment of East Jerusalem’s Old City.

‘Violence has become normalised’: Reflections on Israel’s latest offensive on Gaza

Mahmoud Shalabi, MAP’s Senior Programme Manager, reflects on the impact of Israel’s attacks on healthcare and humanitarian efforts in Gaza.

Residential workshop offers Palestinian refugees respite in Lebanon

Beit Atfal Assomoud, MAP's partner in Lebanon, recently organised a residential workshop for young Palestinian refugees and social workers living in Palestinian refugee camps.

“People are trying to live normal lives in abnormal conditions”

Iain McSeveny, shares his experiences and reflections on the deteriorating situation facing Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, and how MAP and its partners are responding.

My battle with my mental health: A personal account from Gaza

In this open and honest account, Seif shares his battle with mental illness and how support from Friends for Mental Health (FFMH), one of MAP’s partners in Gaza, has turned his life around.

International Women’s Day: Providing a glimmer of hope for women facing discrimination in East Jerusalem

On International Women’s Day, MAP's Aseel Baidoun spoke to Nour* about her experiences as a woman living in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem.

Israeli forces raid MAP’s partner providing psychosocial support to children in East Jerusalem

MAP is deeply concerned to learn that Israeli forces raided the building of our partner Al Saraya Centre in occupied East Jerusalem.

World Mental Health Day 2021: Working towards mental health care for all in Gaza

This year’s World Mental Health Day serves as a stark reminder of the mental health crisis facing Palestinians in Gaza.