We know that supporting people from different countries and backgrounds can sometimes feel a bit uncertain — especially when you’re not sure what someone might have experienced before arriving here, or how that might affect how they’re feeling now.
To help, we’ve put together some new mental health guides. They give a bit of background about what people from different countries may have been through, how this can affect mental health, and a few simple, practical ways you can offer support as a volunteer. Of course, every person’s story is different — but we hope these guides will help you feel a little more confident and better equipped when these conversations come up.
The guides we’ve produced so far cover:
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
- Iran
- Iraq
- Yemen
- Vietnam
We’ll keep adding to these resources as we go — so if there’s a country or topic you’d find helpful, please let us know.
We already have plans to produce some for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Hong Kong
