Post-partum depression  frequently asked questions

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Post-partum depression frequently asked questions

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Mental health support teams in Ukraine offer a lifeline in a warzone

calendar_today26 February 2025

UNFPA’s mobile psychosocial support teams travel across Ukraine, including to the front lines, offering immediate emergency interventions as well as access to longer-term assistance. Credit: UNFPA Ukraine
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World Mental Health Day

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“You will thrive”: How a UNFPA-supported shelter empowers women and girls in Zambia to break free from abuse

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Mwaka*, a survivor of gender-based violence, stayed at the Laweni shelter after escaping her husband’s abuse. © UNFPA Zambia / Jadwiga Figula
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Internally displaced people in the south of Gaza are struggling to get assistance

calendar_today20 December 2023

Internally displaced people in the south of Gaza are struggling to get assistance

Internally displaced people in the south of Gaza are struggling to get assistance

“This war has taken everything from us,” said Helen (18), an internally displaced woman in Gaza.

See her heartbreaking story and learn how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency— is responding to this humanitarian crisis.

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Tackling the hidden mental health crisis in Yemen

calendar_today08 January 2024

A woman receives counselling at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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Shudufhadzo Musida raises awareness about mental health

calendar_today10 October 2023

Shudufhadzo Musida raises awareness about mental health

Shudufhadzo Musida raises awareness about mental health

It’s okay not to be okay, but what’s not okay is not doing anything about it.

This World Mental Health Day, UNFPA Regional Champion Shudufhadzo Musida speaks up for women and girls who don’t feel seen, heard or understood.

Learn more about why mental health isn’t a privilege but a universal human right.

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World Mental Health Day 2023

calendar_today10 October 2023

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“Psychological wounds will take time to heal”: Treating immense trauma in Derna in the aftermath of Storm Daniel

calendar_today05 October 2023

Two destroyed dams unleashed a wall of water on Derna, Libya, in the early hours of 11 September, wiping out entire neighbourhoods. © UNFPA Libya / Ahmad Algeriany
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Six UNFPA programmes around the world ensuring “health for all” in a world of 8 billion

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The 2023 theme for World Health Day, 7 April, is “Health for all”. © WHO
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