IRAQ – VIDEO SCRIPT

Mental health in Diyala governorate

PLACE: Alwand 1 Camp, Diyala Governorate, Iraq
DATE: December 2017
DURATION: 01:58:28
FORMAT: FULL HD, MP4 H.264

00:00:00 – 00:04:29: I don't have a home. My home was destroyed.

00:05:44 – 00:08:47: The homes are crying for their owners,

00:09:30 – 00:13:26: our farms have died from thirst.

00:13:37 – 00:17:23: We have lost everything.

00:18:38 – 00:22:35: *Jalila, 41 / Sometimes when I think about it

00:23:07 – 00:25:27: it’s not only about me.

00:25:38 – 00:28:19: It’s about every women

00:29:02 – 00:33:20: and every girl who has been deprived of school.

00:33:42 – 00:38:43: or every young man who sacrificed his life.

00:39:48 – 00:45:42: Many people in Iraq have experienced years of violence. They have lost their loved ones, livelihoods, homes and dignity.

00:46:14 – 00:50:11: The continuous trauma has left thousands in urgent need of mental health support.

00:51:37 – 00:52:37: This is Jasim.

00:53:14 – 00:56:38: He works for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Alwand camp, central Iraq.

00:57:210 – 00:59:30: Jasim fled his home in 2014.

01:00:02 – 01:04:31: Now he helps people suffering from mental health issues in the camp.

01:05:36 – 01:07:33: The majority of people (in the camp)

01:08:06 – 01:10:15: came here because they feared for their lives.

01:10:48 – 01:12:35: Many people feel depressed.

01:12:46 – 01:15:27: They say "this is the end for us".

01:16:21 – 01:17:47: They say they will stay in their caravans

01:18:30 – 01:20:39: and they will not go back (to their homes).

01:21:11 – 01:23:31: Their mental health is affected.

01:23:42 – 01:30:31: Across Iraq, MSF is providing mental health services for displaced people and those who have returned home.

01:31:35 – 01:34:16: Sometimes I get nervous from thinking too much

01:34:27 – 01:38:32: and I get angry.

01:38:13 – 01:41:37: When we come to the (MSF) sessions it helps us.

01:42:42 – 01:47:32: It relieves our minds and what we have in our hearts.

01:48:26 – 01:53:05: We want our children to be happy,

01:53:49 – 01:54:42: to see this beautiful life.

01:55:47 – 01:57:02: Music: "Farewell Life" by Nights Amore and Arn Andersson
*Name changed to protect her identity

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