For Immediate Release
January 25, 2009
Help Rebuild Gaza Community Mental Health Program
Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, is seeking financial
donations to assist the Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP), which
has suffered massive damage to its headquarters during the recent Israeli
bombardment.
Help is needed urgently. At this moment in the Gaza strip, the destruction
caused by the recent murderous Israeli assault has resulted in patients
being out of touch with health care professionals. The victims of the recent
military action are in dire need of medical assistance to deal with the
consequences of war-induced trauma.
Concern has been raised among health care professionals world-wide. These
professionals have called for immediate actions of solidarity to help combat
the lasting impacts of murderous bombardment, ground invasion and carnage in
Gaza. Those most affected in the Gaza Strip are the elderly, women and
children who are at the greatest risk of long term mental health problems.
While the number of people in need of help is increasing fast there are
little resources to help. As a consequence of the continued bombardment and
blockade, the Gaza Strip has witnessed a terrifying growth in mental health
problems with victims suffering from stress related conditions including
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Medical sources have even noted how
some mental health workers have needed to receive counseling themselves to
enable them to cope with the terrors which have been imposed upon their
patients. Mental health services within the Gaza strip are "over-stretched"
and lack substantial funds. Without a properly functioning Gaza Mental
Health Program in the Gaza Strip, patients will continue to suffer and will
remain at a great risk.
The staff of The Gaza Community Mental Health Program provide crucial and
irreplaceable mental health services to thousands of Gaza residents with a
special emphasis on vulnerable groups such as children, women, and victims
of torture and human rights violations. For more information about the
program, see http://www.gcmhp.net/
How you can help: To help with the reconstruction of the Gaza Community
Mental Health Program, please donate online at http://www.al-awda.org .
Alternatively please address your check or money order to:
Al-Awda, PRRC
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Thank you for your support.
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-918-9441
Fax: 760-918-9442
E-mail: info@al-awda.org
WWW: http://al-awda.org
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is the largest
network of grassroots activists and students dedicated to Palestinian human
rights. We are a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable
501(c)(3) organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of
the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, your donations to PRRC
are tax-deductible.
January 25, 2009
Help Rebuild Gaza Community Mental Health Program
Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, is seeking financial
donations to assist the Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP), which
has suffered massive damage to its headquarters during the recent Israeli
bombardment.
Help is needed urgently. At this moment in the Gaza strip, the destruction
caused by the recent murderous Israeli assault has resulted in patients
being out of touch with health care professionals. The victims of the recent
military action are in dire need of medical assistance to deal with the
consequences of war-induced trauma.
Concern has been raised among health care professionals world-wide. These
professionals have called for immediate actions of solidarity to help combat
the lasting impacts of murderous bombardment, ground invasion and carnage in
Gaza. Those most affected in the Gaza Strip are the elderly, women and
children who are at the greatest risk of long term mental health problems.
While the number of people in need of help is increasing fast there are
little resources to help. As a consequence of the continued bombardment and
blockade, the Gaza Strip has witnessed a terrifying growth in mental health
problems with victims suffering from stress related conditions including
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Medical sources have even noted how
some mental health workers have needed to receive counseling themselves to
enable them to cope with the terrors which have been imposed upon their
patients. Mental health services within the Gaza strip are "over-stretched"
and lack substantial funds. Without a properly functioning Gaza Mental
Health Program in the Gaza Strip, patients will continue to suffer and will
remain at a great risk.
The staff of The Gaza Community Mental Health Program provide crucial and
irreplaceable mental health services to thousands of Gaza residents with a
special emphasis on vulnerable groups such as children, women, and victims
of torture and human rights violations. For more information about the
program, see http://www.gcmhp.net/
How you can help: To help with the reconstruction of the Gaza Community
Mental Health Program, please donate online at http://www.al-awda.org .
Alternatively please address your check or money order to:
Al-Awda, PRRC
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Thank you for your support.
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-918-9441
Fax: 760-918-9442
E-mail: info@al-awda.org
WWW: http://al-awda.org
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is the largest
network of grassroots activists and students dedicated to Palestinian human
rights. We are a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable
501(c)(3) organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of
the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, your donations to PRRC
are tax-deductible.
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