National Mental Health website launched

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) yesterday launched Qatar’s first National Mental Health website sehanafsia.moph.gov.qa (Your Mind Matters), in collaboration with key partners, Primary Health Care Corporation, Hamad Medical Corporation, Sidra Medicine and Naufar. The website is an initiative of the Qatar National Mental Health Strategy (2013-2018), to bring mental health awareness to the wider community within Qatar, in both Arabic and English. A key aim of the website is to raise public awareness about mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental illness. This online resource will provide public information on well-being, mental health conditions, and how to access services in Qatar. The National Mental Health Website is a regulated and trusted online platform that hosts credible and latest information on mental health to ensure the general public in Qatar can access reliable information on mental health and well-being in one place. Health Affairs Assistant Minister HE Dr Salih Ali al-Marri stated, “In line with the National Mental Health Strategy pledge to deliver mental health information resources, the initiative was to develop an online, reliable and culturally sensitive bilingual resource that will provide the wider public, in Qatar, with accurate information on mental health and services available in Qatar.” Susan Clelland, acting executive director of the National Mental Health Programme, said: “Launching the website signifies a key milestone as it supports the delivery of the strategy’s vision for good mental health and well-being for the people of Qatar.” (QNA)