Mental Health Coalition - Sierra Leone

22/06/2025

26/05/2025

Mental Health Awareness Month 2025 – Official Launch! Women’s Vocational Training Centre, Brookfields, Freetown 14th May 2025 Global Theme: “Turn Awareness into Action” We proudly launched the Mental Health Awareness Month campaign with an inspiring and interactive session at the Women’s Vocational Training Centre, King Harman Road. Our dedicated team—including the Field Coordinator, social workers, and peer mentors—engaged students on essential mental health topics such as understanding the difference between mental health and mental illness, recognizing early signs, referral pathways, and the power of community-based support....

Mental Health Awareness Month 2025 – Official Launch! Women’s Vocational Training Centre, Brookfields, Freetown 14th May 2025 Global Theme: “Turn Awareness into Action” We proudly launched the Ment…

21/05/2025

A number of the students at the WVTC came forward, volunteering to become mental health champions. Some of them asked if they could send messages of hope to those who are struggling with mental health challenges, or supporting a loved one who is. They spoke from the heart, using their local dialects, reminding us that support, empathy, and love can be expressed in any language.

21/05/2025

We are deeply moved by their courage and compassion. These young women are not just learning skills for a better future—they’re stepping up to be voices of hope and healing in their communities.

20/05/2025

Mental Health Awareness Month 2025 – Official Launch!

Women’s Vocational Training Centre, Brookfields, Freetown

14th May 2025

Global Theme: “Turn Awareness into Action”

We proudly launched the Mental Health Awareness Month campaign with an inspiring and interactive session at the Women’s Vocational Training Centre, King Harman Road.

Our dedicated team—including the Field Coordinator, social workers, and peer mentors—engaged students on essential mental health topics such as understanding the difference between mental health and mental illness, recognizing early signs, referral pathways, and the power of community-based support.

One of the most moving outcomes is when several students volunteered to become Mental Health Ambassadors! These future champions will take mental health messages into their communities and advocate to those in authority for better services, dignity, and support. This is exactly what “Turning Awareness into Action” looks like.

👕 We also distributed Mental Health Awareness T-shirts to both students and teachers to amplify the message and build visibility for the campaign.

🎥 To cap the day, students shared what they had learned and recorded messages of hope to the wider public—offering encouragement to those living with mental health challenges and their caregivers. These heartfelt videos underscore the resilience and empathy within our youth and their commitment to breaking stigma.

This session is just the beginning. Throughout the month, MHC-SL will be leading:

🧠 Diversional Therapy sessions

📢 Community Awareness Campaigns

📻 Radio and 📺 TV engagements

We believe awareness is only meaningful when it leads to real change. With the energy and commitment shown by these young women, the future of mental health advocacy in Sierra Leone looks bright.

👇 Swipe through the photos below to see the highlights!

19/05/2025

🎗️ May is World Mental Health Awareness Month

As the Mental Health Coalition joins the word to raise awareness on Mental health issues, let’s remember that talking alone may not be enough.

It’s time to move from awareness to action 💪

10/09/2024

Every 40 seconds a person dies by su***de somewhere in the world. Over 800 000 people die by su***de every year. Yet su***des are preventable. “Preventing su***de: a global imperative” is the first WHO report of its kind. It aims to increase awareness of the public health significance of su***de and su***de attempts, to make su***de prevention a higher priority on the global public health agenda, and to encourage and support countries to develop or strengthen comprehensive su***de prevention strategies in a multi-sectoral public health approach.

The report provides a global knowledge base on su***de and su***de attempts as well as actionable steps for countries based on their current resources and context to move forward in su***de prevention.

10/09/2024

Decriminalizing Su***de: SAVING LIVES, REDUCING STIGMA

10/09/2024

The WHO estimates Sierra Leone's su***de rate at 9.7 per 100,000 people, which is higher than the sub-Saharan average of 7.5. This equates to 733.0 every year in Sierra Leone, with 50 attempts for each committed su***de. Su***de attempts are common among psychiatric patients, accounting for 15-50%. Sierra Leone has an age-adjusted death rate of 11.25 per 100,000 people, ranking it 56th in the world....

The WHO estimates Sierra Leone’s su***de rate at 9.7 per 100,000 people, which is higher than the sub-Saharan average of 7.5. This equates to 733.0 every year in Sierra Leone, with 50 attempt…

29/09/2022

National Mental Health Conference 2022 Registration Form

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