Abstract

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health has launched a National Mental Health Programme, which in turn has established the Mental Health and Substance Use Strategy for Lebanon 2015-2020. In parallel, research involving refugees has been conducted since the onset of the Syrian crisis. The findings point to an increase in mental health disorders in the Syrian refugee population, which now numbers more than 1 million.

Highlights

  • In the light of significant contextual political and structural difficulties, substantial reforms to Lebanon’s mental health system are underway, accompanied by a strategic research agenda

  • Local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the humanitarian field had been functioning parallel to the government, and this contributed to a duplication of services and a lack of sustainable planning (Karam et al, 2008)

  • A national study carried by the Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC) (Karam et al, 2006, 2008) had found alarmingly low rates of help-seeking among Lebanese people with mental disorders: only 11% of people with a chronic disorder had sought any help in the past 12 months

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Summary

THEMATIC PAPER

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health has launched a National Mental Health Programme, which in turn has established the Mental Health and Substance Use Strategy for Lebanon 2015–2020. Research involving refugees has been conducted since the onset of the Syrian crisis. The findings point to an increase in mental health disorders in the Syrian refugee population, which numbers more than 1 million. In the light of significant contextual political and structural difficulties, substantial reforms to Lebanon’s mental health system are underway, accompanied by a strategic research agenda

Contextual challenges
The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Task Force
The research agenda
Lebanese Syrian
Conclusion
SPECIAL PAPER
Historical perspective
Recent developments
Findings
The present situation

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