Nagorno Karabakh: mental health support to displaced population

Miletta, a former resident of Nagorno-Karabakh, looks through the photos she packed in panic on that day in September 2023 when she hurriedly left her home, perhaps forever, following Azerbaijan's offensive on the region. “I knew I had to take the photos of my family, to cherish the memories, as we have nothing else left anymore”, Mileta says. ‘We have been ripped off of our lives, left with nothing” she continues.

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB182401

Date taken / Date Recorded 07/11/2023 12:00 AM

Country Armenia

Detailed location Charentsavan, Kotayk region of Armenia

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Arsen Aghasyan

Usage Rights (MSF) MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available yes

Project section OCG

Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Maximum Size 4032px × 3024px 4.23 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist On 19 September, 2023 Azerbaijan launched an attack on various areas of Nagorno-Karabakh. The region is a self-proclaimed republic, internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, while traditionally home to ethnic Armenians. After a ceasefire agreement was reached 24 hours later, more than one hundred thousand people made their way to neighbouring Armenia through the Lachin corridor, which lies between the region and the border, and which had been closed for 10 months.
On Thursday 28 September, a team of psychologists from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) started receiving patients at the registration centre in Goris. From 16 October to date, our team has focused its mental health activities on the displaced people in two regions - Kotayk and Ararat.
So far 789 people have received MSF assistance (545 in Masis and 244 In Tsaghkadzor); amongst them 524 were women and 48 children or teens.Most people we helped presented depression related and anxiety-related symptoms due to past experiences and uncertainty for future. Many continuously experience grief and bereavement and feeling of disempowerment while is particularly difficult for families, children to face upcoming adaptation and integration challenges.