Lives on the Line: Combating the Rising Suicide Rates in Uganda 6 min Read *Content warning: this blog post contains discussions and descriptions of attempted suicides. Please read at your own discretion. When Beatrice Modi Kideng bought poison from a local market in 2024, she had made up her mind. Life, as she knew…
Understanding Psychological First Aid 5 min Read Whenever the topic of mental health comes up, there’s a term used over again and again: psychological first aid. And yet, it’s not always clear exactly what that means. “First aid” might conjure images of a kit with band-aids and…
The Quiet Crisis: Caring for the Mental Health of Displaced People 5 min Read Each May, Medical Teams celebrates Mental Health Month alongside humanitarian organizations and mental health advocates all over the world. Mental Health Month is a time set aside to bring awareness to the importance of mental health care. At Medical Teams,…
Hepzoor’s Story: The Path to Mental Well-Being 6 min Read There’s an unspoken pandemic in our world. Physical health issues are often easy to identify and treat. A broken bone, a curable illness, a fever. While we’re concerned with caring for our physical well-being, our mental health often goes unnoticed….