14 Oct Celebrating the World Mental Health Day
On October 10th, the World Mental Health Day is celebrated around the planet, and we wanted to join and organize something....
02 Oct Our doors open again for admissions.
The doors of our Maria Josefa Recio Unit at the Saint Benedict Menni Health Center are open again for patients´ admission.
12 Sep Summer activity constrained by coronavirus
Despite Covid-19, the Mental Health Unit at Saint Benedict Menni Health Center has kept on working hard during Summer. Nevertheless, new admissions and meetings with families have been cancelled until further notice. Currently, there are 10 patients at the Maria Josefa Recio Unit and usual activities...
01 Sep Meet Maca, psychologist and volunteer
“It is difficult when they don’t accept psychological help” Macarena Aspiunza is a psychologist who works at Aita Menni Hospital in Spain and collaborates with We Are Like You as a volunteer. For the last four years, she has travelled regularly to Liberia to assist with...
05 May Meet Emanda, our music therapist
Emmanuel Smith, "Emanda", is a Liberian musician in charge of the music therapy workshops which our patients attend two days a week at the Mental Health Unit of Saint Benedict Menni Health Center. Question.– Tell us about yourself and what you do here at Benedict Menni...
04 May Happy Saint Benedict Menni Day!
Even though we are all in a moment of crisis, this did not stop us from observing our feast day as we celebrated the feast of our father founder, Saint Benedict Menni. This day is a special day set aside to celebrate the humanitarian and...
04 May Covid-19 disrupts our routine but we are tackling it
As in many countries in the World, Covid-19 virus has compelled LIberia to take preventive measures. According to official data, 155 people were infected —one third recovered— and 18 died. Before the emergence in Liberia, there was news all over the media about the widespread of...
