The Ministry of Health, with support from the World Bank’s HEPRR MPA project, has conducted a capacity-building training on Mental Health and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for 25 healthcare workers. The participants were drawn from various One-Stop Centres across five provinces: North Western, Southern, Muchinga, Copperbelt, and Luapula. An additional 25 workers from Eastern, Central, Northern, Western, and Lusaka Provinces are scheduled to undergo the same training next week.
The objective of the training is to strengthen the integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in the counselling and trauma support provided to survivors at these centres. The initiative aims to foster social integration, including survivors’ reintegration into society and their access to necessary resources. One-Stop Centres in Zambia are integrated facilities that provide comprehensive support to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).
They bring together health workers, police officers, social workers, and legal personnel in a single location, allowing survivors to receive coordinated medical, legal, and psychosocial assistance without navigating multiple agencies. The training is part of a broader effort to strengthen mental health integration within key health disciplines, ensuring the delivery of more effective and comprehensive healthcare services to the public.
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