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Programme Updates
Discover the latest from the KR-UK-IMPAKT team and the projects launched in Kurdistan.
KR-UK-Impakt Trustee Chris Bowers sheds light on the differentce between anxiety and depressesion with Erbil's 964 Media
KR-UK-Impakt Trustee Chris Bowers featured on a podcast hosted by 964 Media in Erbil, Iraq. The focus of the discussion was on the difference between anxiety and depression, where Chris was able to bring forth his expertise and experience from his Masters and his work with the Kurdistan Mental Health Project. Click the link below to watch the full video.
Launching the Kurdistan Mental Health Project
January 2024 marked the launch of the the Kurdistan Mental Health Project. After three years of hard work we have launched the first year of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) training in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). In partnership with Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) and European Technology and Training Centre (ETTC) we have begun training 30 psychologists from a variety of KRI cities including Erbil, Duhok, Sulaymaniah, Halabja and Soran. Find out more about our initiative by clicking the link below.
Chris Bowers and Dr Chinar Osman visit KMHP trainees in Erbil
This April, KR-UK-Impakt Trustees Chris Bowers and Dr Chinar Osman visited the ETTC training centre in Erbil, Iraq. During their time there, they conducted successful monitoring and evalution interviews with the Kurdistan Mental Health Project trainees to understand the project progress and successes to far.
Chris Bowers and Dr Chinar Osman visit KMHP trainees in Erbil
This April, KR-UK-Impakt Trustees Chris Bowers and Dr Chinar Osman visited the ETTC training centre in Erbil, Iraq. During their time there, they conducted successful monitoring and evalution interviews with the Kurdistan Mental Health Project trainees to understand the project progress and successes to far.