Doha, March 13 (QNA) – Today, the Education Above All Foundation announced a new cooperation agreement with Sidra Medicine to provide mental health support to Al Salam school students in Qatar, as part of its commitment to ensuring the well-being of low-income students and enabling them to access mental health services. high quality.
“Salam” schools were established within the framework of the Education Above All Foundation’s “Together” project, which was established through tripartite agreements with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar and various donor bodies, and play a crucial role in providing education to students who are unable to access education. Public or private education due to financial, logistical, or other barriers, it provides education to more than 3,600 students between the ages of 7 and 18.
Sidra Medicine’s Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health will provide comprehensive mental health support to students at Al Salam Schools through this agreement. These services will include psychological and mental assessments, medication management, mental health care, in addition to specialized standardized tests and assessments to measure intelligence.
Mr. Talal Al-Hathal, Director of the “Al-Fakhoora” Program of the Education Above All Foundation, explained that this agreement embodies the Foundation’s commitment to the comprehensive well-being of students, and its awareness that mental health is essential for educational success, pointing out that cooperation with Sidra Medicine allows facing the severe mental health challenges that arise. They cannot be managed within schools’ resources, ensuring students get the support they need to succeed.
He added that Sidra Medicine’s expertise in psychiatry will be useful to children and adolescents in providing effective and timely mental health care, and referrals will be managed through a streamlined process, ensuring that urgent and routine cases are treated within specific time frames.
For his part, Professor Muhammad Waqar Azeem, Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Sidra Medicine, stressed that cooperation with the Education Above All Foundation represents a distinct and unique model, as it facilitates access to psychological support services for students who are in dire need of it, indicating that Sidra Medicine seeks to By providing these services to create an educational environment that embraces and encourages a culture of seeking support, this partnership also reflects the commitment to providing the highest levels of psychological support to Al Salam Schools students.
The agreement includes a process of monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and impact of mental health services provided with the aim of continuously improving the quality, accessibility and appropriateness of care. It reflects a shared vision between the Education Above All Foundation and Sidra Medicine to invest in the future of children and youth in Qatar, and to ensure that every child, regardless of From his background, to the mental health support he needs to succeed in school and beyond.
2024-03-13 11:46:07
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