Mental Health: From Listening to Suffering to Building a Resilient Society

The Director General of the Welfare Organization of Ardabil Province identified a major challenge in mental health as the gap between people's need for support and their ability to express that need freely. He said fear of judgment, social stigma, lack of awareness about the signs of psychological problems, and misconceptions about seeing a psychologist or counselor often cause people to delay seeking help until the problem worsens.

The General Director of Welfare of Ardabil province considered one of the most important challenges in the field of mental health to be the gap between people's need for support and the possibility of expressing this need freely, and said: fear of judgment, social stigma, ignorance about the signs of mental problems and misconceptions about going to a psychologist or counselor sometimes cause people not to seek help until the problem worsens.