By Amy Paulson | Co-Founder & CEO
Namaste!
As COVID-19 continues to fuel a mental health crisis across the globe, our team in Nepal has been working hard to quickly respond to the urgent need for resources and support.
To date, Nepal has reported over 16,000 cases of COVID-19. The country remains under strict lockdown while suffering from a lack of public health infrastructure and a stark rise in cases of gender violence and deaths by suicide since shelter-in-place went into effect in March.
With your generous support, our team of passionate Healing Advocates quickly mobilized to address the urgent need for mental health resources - creating educational videos and social media content to help local citizens learn how to cope with stress, provide emotional first aid, and address trauma in their families and community. Since March, our mental health videos and posts have over 25,000 views.
We've also hosted online emotional support calls and continue to offer mental health webinars to local educational institutions and businesses to equip folks with tangible tools to alleviate toxic stress, build resilience, dispel the stigma of mental health, and create a culture and community of care.
As we look ahead to creating online versions of our extensive in-person Healing Advocacy workshops to help broaden access to mental health resources, we thank you for your ongoing support for and belief in the ripple effect of this work. Although it's true that "hurt people hurt people" - we've also seen that "healed people heal people". And an investment in just one Healing Advocate can bring healing to an entire community - for generations.
Best wishes for the safety, health, and protection of you and your loved ones during these difficult times.
Gratefully yours,
Gratitude Alliance
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