Topic: Mental Health

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Dec 22, 2025

Scholarships Support Displaced Students in Starting their Careers in Colombia

HIAS Colombia provided Naide with a DAFI scholarship so she could pursue her degree and rebuild her life. With UNHCR, HIAS provides the DAFI scholarship program to help displaced students in Colombia achieve their dreams of completing university.

Dec 19, 2025

2025: Year in Review

HIAS and our partners IRAP, CWS, and Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW) hold a press conference following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals oral arguments in the Pacito v. Trump class action lawsuit challenging the refugee ban in Pasadena, California on September 4, 2025. (Brenda Bravo for IRAP, HIAS, CWS, and LCSNW) In 2025, record global displacement collided with a sweeping rollback of U.S. humanitarian policies. HIAS still found ways to help.

Nov 19, 2025

Domestic Violence Survivors Find Support to Start Anew in Moldova

Tatyana, a Ukrainian woman who fled from Odessa, seeks shelter in Costesti, Moldova on March 28, 2022. (Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) With the support of the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), HIAS Europe and our local partners are improving access to essential services to support survivors and prevent violence against women and girls.  

Sep 19, 2025

Displaced People Along the Darien Gap Received Protection and Health Assistance

Displaced People Along the Darien Gap Received Protection and Health Assistance HIAS and Médecins du Monde (MdM), with financial support from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), responded to the urgent protection and health needs of people crossing the perilous Darién Gap.

Sep 12, 2025

In Ecuador, Scholarships Help Displaced Students Level Up

From left to right: Jessica González, Giselt Quintero, and Laura Salgado are graduates of the DAFI scholarship program in Ecuador, in which HIAS supports displaced students with mental health care, economic assistance, and legal aid. (Images courtesy of Jessica González, Giselt Quintero, and Laura Salgado) Graduates of the DAFI scholarship program in Ecuador explain how HIAS helped them kickstart their careers.

Apr 15, 2025

Two Years into Civil War, Sudanese Refugees Find Recovery and Hope in Chad

A HIAS worker talks to children at a refugee camp in Chad. Two years after a devastating civil war began in Sudan, HIAS works with refugees in Chad to rebuild their lives.

Feb 19, 2025

Women Humanitarians in Ukraine Need Mental Health Support

Women Humanitarians in Ukraine Need Mental Health Support Three years after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, HIAS is helping women in the humanitarian sector improve their mental health.

Dec 23, 2024

2024: Year in Review

2024: Year in Review 2024 will be remembered as an extraordinarily challenging year for refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people. HIAS programs and services reached more than 1.4 million people in 2024.

Oct 10, 2024

At HIAS, Every Day is World Mental Health Day

At HIAS, Every Day is World Mental Health Day At HIAS, World Mental Health Day (October 10) notes the importance of mental health education, awareness, and advocacy.

Jul 8, 2024

Across Latin America, HIAS and AECID Provide Humanitarian Support

Across Latin America, HIAS and AECID Provide Humanitarian Support Andrea is a single mother who had no way to look after her children and parents in her home country. She received support through the HIAS AECID program in Panama, and is feeling hopeful about the future.

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