At present, many countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region have developed action plans and started implementing activities to address mental health and psychosocial support as part of their national response to the #COVID19 pandemic. We will regularly share experiences from countries in the Region to keep you updated on what is happening on-the-ground to support people’s mental health and wellbeing during this pandemic.

Yemen

In its national response plan for the #COVID19 pandemic, Yemen included a component on the provision of mental health and psychosocial support services.

Currently, the Family Counselling and Development Foundation, a Yemeni nongovernmental organization, is providing distant psychosocial counselling services for #COVID19 through one helpline. This helpline runs for 12 hours per day and 6 days per week.

Yemen is working to provide additional mental health and psychosocial support services during #COVID19, under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Population.