Strengthening Partnerships for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Community World Service Asia (CWSA) had the opportunity to engage with the Media Secretary and press officials in Gilgit, Baltistan during a networking lunch, fostering dialogue on the importance of advancing mental health and psychosocial support services and strengthening collective efforts to promote wellbeing across the region.

The meeting provided an opportunity to highlight the newly established, first of its kind Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Hub at Karakoram International University (KIU). The officials expressed their support for the KIU–CWSA partnership and appreciated the efforts being made to expand access to mental health services and promote wellbeing in the region.

Particular interest was shown in the innovative therapeutic healing approaches being implemented by CWSA, with participants recognizing their potential to support individual and community resilience.