MSF’s Middle East Mental Health Specialist Discusses Access To Emergency Care In Devex Interview

Devex: Q&A: How humanitarian crises are reshaping emergency mental health care
“The Middle East is facing a mental health emergency as Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis, and others cope with years of war, violence, and loss. … Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Devex sat down with [Dr. Gregory Keane, mental health referent in the Middle East at Médecins Sans Frontières,] to discuss how the humanitarian sector is coping with this mental health emergency, and what needs to be done better…” (Dickinson, 10/10).

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