Better care for people with mental illnesses

The Haitian Foundation for Mental Health (FHSM in French) has been launched. Their mission is to promote mental health and the fight against mental illness. On Thursday January 22nd at the Montana Hotel, its initiators announced that they will fully commit to mental health, which is a reality in Haiti.

Le Nouvelliste
Par Le Nouvelliste
29 janv. 2015 | Lecture : 2 min.
llThe launch of FHSM took place in the presence of about 400 people, including doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, academics, and politicians took part in the activity. "It was a surprise and satisfaction for us,” said Yanick Lahens, FHSM Vice-President. “We thought we had 200 participants, but we had between 400 and 450 people in the room. This meant that this is a problem for society and that everyone is affected by this issue.” Lahens said often people are ashamed of the disease and tend to reject people with mental health problems. "We

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