Doctors Without Borders: Iraq - Yazidi Survivors of Violence Face Overwhelming Mental Health Needs
October 04, 2019
October 04, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news:
The massive violence suffered by the Yazidi religious minority in northwestern Iraq has led to a severe and debilitating mental health crisis, including many suicide attempts, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said today, highlighting the need for mental health services in Iraq's conflict-affected communities.
The massive violence suffered by the Yazidi religious minority in northwestern Iraq has led to a severe and debilitating mental health crisis, including many suicide attempts, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said today, highlighting the need for mental health services in Iraq's conflict-affected communities.