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In a humanitarian crisis, I do believe
that MHPSS is a matter of life or death.

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And we need to break the silence
that still oppresses so many.

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Neglecting this problem undermines the recovery
of individuals, communities, and nations.

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To come out of my experience, it was so painful
because I thought I had no reason to live.

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A constant feeling of that constant hunger
and not knowing the next time I would eat.

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I could see in his eyes
that he was so sorry.

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He couldn't do anything for that young man.

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He had to go and help other people
who had a chance to live.

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If I would be in Syria now and say:
I need psychosocial support...

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people would look at me in a weird way and
ask me a question this way: Are you crazy?

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Yet in many cases
these conditions are ignored or trivialised...

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despite the fact that they risk
leading to serious long-term consequences.

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The issue of mental healthcare
is still considered a taboo.

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We help to connect the government
with the community.

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The main barrier for implementing or taking our
efforts forward is lack of political will and funding.

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The majority of people
can recover very well after these disasters...

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if we manage to provide
adequate social support for them.

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The people who see me as a traumatised refugee,
I tell them: Look at me now.

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I'm no longer just a victim. Instead, I'm a person
with skills and expertise to support my community.

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The fight for global equality for mental health
has only just begun.

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To be very frank, you need champions
to bring this on the political agenda.

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80 million children are living in war zones today
that need psychosocial support right away.

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To see people from many different organisations
coming on board for this agenda...

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A big thanks to the Netherlands
for creating this moment.

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Put mental health and psychosocial support first
all the time, everywhere, for everyone.

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This conference makes me more hopeful
about the future of mental health.

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I'm really pleased that finally people
are actually talking the language that people need.

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Educating people and creating awareness,
I think, is very important.

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That's what I'll try to do when I get back.

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It should be common sense
that we spend time and money on this topic.

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As a priority, not something that's done later
and not as a back-seat issue.

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We can't forget anyone,
anywhere across the globe.

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We really need to invest in mental health.