Press Release — The Institute for
Family Health (IFH) and the Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY) signed a
partnership agreement on Tuesday to further expand the reach of Mental Health and
Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services in Jordan through a capacity-building
program for psychologists and physiotherapists, according to a press statement.
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The agreement also aims to expand MHPSS to include the
private and governmental sectors with a special focus on youth and research the
current MHPSS situation among youth through IFH’s sister organization, the
Information and Research Center of the King Hussein Foundation.
The program is funded by Danish Arab Partnership Program
(DAPP) under the auspices of Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Tuesday’s signing ceremony was
attended by IFH Director Dr Ibrahem Aqel, DIGNITY Deputy Director Morten Olsen,
DIGNITY Jordan Office Director Yasar Abduh, and DAPP Senior Advisor Andreas
Thulstrup.
Partnering to
offer mental health supportDuring the event, Aqel commended the
strategic partnership with DIGNITY, which began in 2007, noting that this
cooperation “has contributed significantly to the implementation of several
programs that meet the psychological, social, and health needs of survivors of
violence”.
“This partnership will strengthen our efforts and support for IFH’s crucial and relevant programs, which rehabilitate and reintegrate victims of torture and violence into society.”
He recalled the initial outcomes of
the partnership with DIGNITY, which took place in 2008, when IFH launched the
first local counselling center to provide rehabilitation services to survivors
of violence.
The director also highlighted the
role of DIGNITY’s training programs for IFH specialists in developing the
institute’s capacities and competencies nationally and regionally. He stressed
the significance of expanding this partnership and cooperation between the two
institutions in the future.
Olsen said: “This partnership will
strengthen our efforts and support for IFH’s crucial and relevant programs,
which rehabilitate and reintegrate victims of torture and violence into
society. I am thrilled that our collaboration will continue in the years to
come.”
On behalf of DIGNITY, Olsen expressed his happiness in the continuation of the partnership
with IFH with a focus on enabling access of vulnerable youth to mental health
support.
A ‘lifeline’
for the vulnerableFor his
part, Abduh said: “DIGNITY Jordan values greatly the continued collaboration with its
strategic partner, IFH, that has stretched for more than a decade of unique
informed mental health and psychosocial programs in Jordan, and looks forward
to renewed successful joint interventions within an inclusive human rights
approach that will benefit the vulnerable population in our country.”
Thulstrup added: “The partnership
that we are honoring today will ensure that mental health and psychosocial
support for victims of torture will continue under the Human Rights and
Inclusion Consortium in the new phase of the Danish Arab Partnership Program
(2022–2027).”
“The partnership between DIGNITY and
IFH embodies the highly specialized and integrative treatment required in this
work,” he noted. “Your project will be a lifeline for some of the most
vulnerable people in this country.”
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