2020 was a tricky year for the Maria Josefa Recio Unit, which serves women with mental illness and intellectual disability at the St. Benedict Menni Health Center in Monrovia, Liberia. The pandemic caused by Covid-19 made our activity difficult, forcing us —as in many other...
Four patients were admitted from Grant Hospital during the course of October at Maria Josefa Recio Unit. Of this number, two were re-admitted due to fault in treatment while the other two were admitted for the first time. A total of 36 former patients paid follow-up...
On October 10th, the World Mental Health Day is celebrated around the planet, and we wanted to join and organize something....
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
