Mental health is becoming one of the most commonly occurring health importance in the population of Lebanon, yet still 9 out 10 patients not receiving adequate treatment. Keeping in mind the lack of community-based services for mental health and the low-income of the country, family members are providing care to their relatives without any formal guidance. Therefore preparing a formal guidance for the family of the client is a very essential step in improving families’ quality of life.
Consequently the purpose of thiswebsite is to provide useful information, skill building technique and support system resourses to guide families how best they can take care of themselves and their loved ones, and clients how best to care for themselves. The outcome wished to obtain after such intervention on one hand are to decrease families’ level of burden and improve their knowledge and self-efficacy when approaching their relatives. On the other hand, to decrease clients’ loneliness and improve their quality of lives.
Copyright - Saydeh Hammouche - 2014
