The Red Cross opened a Center for mental health and psycho-social support

On October 19, 2022, the Red Cross of the Republic of North Macedonia opened a Center for Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support. The Center’s key priorities are to develop programs aimed at educating the general public, destigmatizing mental health and strengthening community resilience. In addition to these programs, the Center will provide advisory support and peer education on the importance of mental health, and it will organize training educations for all institutions – stakeholders in the state’s crisis management.

The opening of the Center for Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support was attended by the President of the Red Cross of the RNM, Mr. Romel Velev, the wife of the President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Mrs. Elizabeta Gjorgievska, the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Mrs. Jovanka Trenchevska, the Minister of Health, Mr. Bekim Sali and other volunteers, collaborators and partners from various institutions.

The Secretary General of the Red Cross of the Republic of North Macedonia, Mr. Sait Saiti, greeted the attendees and pointed out that the opening of the Center will contribute for establishing a system based on needs, and nurturing the relations with the relevant state and social stakeholders. We also want to emphasize that we have strengthened our volunteer network by training more than 350 volunteers as providers of Psychological First Aid and other mental health services.