On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the Guidance and Training Center for The Child and Family- Bethlehem represented by Ms. Mirna Jaraiseh, Clinical Director and Ms. Sima Kattan, Project Coordinator – welcomed Ms. Lubna Issa, Director of the Family Welfare and Protection Department, along with Ms. Shorouq Al-Lahham, Protection counselor from the Bethlehem Directorate of the Ministry of Social Development. This visit underscored both parties’ joint commitment to fostering collaboration between government agencies and civil society organizations. The meeting served as a pivotal opportunity to identify synergies in supporting cases referred to the Center, particularly those requiring integrated psychosocial services. Discussions focused on professional best practices, emphasizing the need for coordinated efforts to deliver dignified, confidential, and high-quality mental health interventions. As a Center, we maintain strategic partnerships with public sector institutions, grounded in our conviction that effective mental healthcare requires multi-stakeholder engagement. Each such interaction advances our shared goal of building a more psychologically aware and equitable society. This ongoing inter-sectoral cooperation remains fundamental to developing community resilience.
We express our sincere appreciation to the Ministry of Social Development for this productive engagement and anticipate further collaborative initiatives that align with our mutual vision of holistic psychosocial wellbeing for all community members.
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