Qatar Foundation for Social Work & Weyak to achieve highest standards in mental healthcare

Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mental Health Friends Association (Weyak), to strengthen partnership among each other and to apply the best and latest international practices to achieve the highest standards of community mental health, while adapting the practices to the Qatar’s society.  
Amaal bint Abdul Latif Al Mannai, CEO of QFSW;  signed the MoU with Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, Weyak’s Vice Chairman, in the context of QFSW affiliate centers for cooperation protocols with the Weyak association as part of supporting the activities of centres associated with these areas of competence.
The MoU aims to qualify and train psychological guides, promote mental health rights and strengthen professional practices of Qatari community in the field of mental health and social services.
Amaal Al Mannai said: “The importance of this partnership comes within the framework of implementing our vision of applying international best practices and adapting them in adherence with what is suitable for the Qatari society.”
“In order to reach the highest levels of social mental health through use of the latest outreach methods, as well as the qualification and training of psychosocial workers, promotion of human rights in areas related to mental health, in addition to strengthening professional practices of the Qatari society in fields of mental health and social mental services, in the best interest of the community in Qatar,” she added.
Al Ghanim said, “Weyak provides mental health services from home as mental patients usually do not prefer clinic visits, making their condition worse. Hence, mental health services from home will contribute to treating a large number of patients.”
“The organisation is also providing telephone consultations since many patients feel more comfortable to talk about their issues by phone”, he added.
According to the MoU, centres working under QFSW will sign cooperation protocols with Weyak organisation to develop the centre’s activities that are related to organisation’s expertise.