Translate page with Google

Pulitzer Center Update February 7, 2017

This Week: Caring for Mental Health in India, the Sunni-Shi'a Divide, Peace in Afghanistan

Country:

Media: Author:
A guide for treatment of depression in India. Low-cost local solutions are working. Image by Joanne Silberner. India, 2016.
English

Mental illnesses take a huge toll on people in low and middle income countries, yet they're...

In the Indian states of Goa and Madhya Pradesh, house calls by local counselors have helped thousands of people deal with mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia. Image by Joanne Silberner. India, 2016.
In the Indian states of Goa and Madhya Pradesh, house calls by local counselors have helped thousands of people deal with mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia. Image by Joanne Silberner. India, 2016.

Mental Health in Poor Countries
Joanne Silberner

In developing countries struggling against malaria, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition and other preventable public health crises, one area of concern that is routinely overlooked by governments and aid agencies is mental health. But as grantee Joanne Silberner reports in her series for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, mental illnesses affect people in all parts of the world. Depression and schizophrenia hit as hard in poor countries as in rich. From India, Joanne looks into some innovative programs that have increased awareness of the problem and provided greater access to care at a relatively low cost.

Talking About Peace in Afghanistan
May Jeong

In this podcast, grantee May Jeong discusses her feature story in the February issue of Harper's about the long and winding road to a peace agreement in Afghanistan.

Bridging the Great Divide
Geneive Abdo

Islam's historic Sunni-Shi'a divide has grown deeper, and as author and grantee Geneive Abdo explains, the reasons have more to do with politics than faith.

RELATED TOPICS

navy halftone illustration of a female doctor with her arms crossed

Topic

Health Inequities

Health Inequities
navy halftone illustration of a man holding a lit candle

Topic

Mental Health

Mental Health
pink halftone illustration of a hand underneath a floating feather

Topic

Peace Initiatives

Peace Initiatives