The Guyana Foundation, as part of its ongoing programme to tackle the issues of mental health stigma, domestic violence and suicide prevention, recently hosted a series of workshops, training sessions and community outreaches on the Essequibo Coast and Georgetown.
The seminars, which commenced on November 30th and ran for a few weeks, expanded on training previously conducted by Guyanese-Canadian psychotherapist Lauren Johnson, who returned to impart the necessary practical and foundational skills to the targeted stakeholders, a press release from the Foundation said.
Activities included an interactive exercise on mental health stigma held at the
