‘We can’t give up on 1 million children’: the charity bringing psychological first aid to Gazans
In Gaza, Dr Yasser Abu Jamei offers hope and healing to families shattered by Israel’s war on the strip
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In Gaza, where despair is everywhere, hope is the vital currency offered to children and their families by Dr Yasser Abu Jamei, the psychiatrist in charge of running Gaza’s biggest mental health charity.
“Without hope, we cannot pass anything on to those families, to those children,” says Abu Jamei, who for the past 12 years has directed the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP). “Without hope, we wouldn’t be here. We can’t give up on 1 million children who live in Gaza, struck every day by the difficulties they are facing. We need to find the hope in their lives.”
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