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Chapter 14 - Somaliland: Mental Health Training, Recipient Perspective

from Section 3 - Reflective Accounts and Perspectives of Global Mental Health Volunteering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2023

By
Djibril Ibrahim Moussa Handuleh
Edited by
Sophie Thomson ,
Peter Hughes  and
Sam Gnanapragasam
Sophie Thomson
Affiliation:
World Psychiatric Association
Peter Hughes
Affiliation:
Springfield University Hospital, London
Sam Gnanapragasam
Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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Summary

Somaliland is situated in the Horn of Africa. It has experienced decades of civil unrest, poverty and climate adversity. It became a self-declared independent country in 1991, separate from Somalia.

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Volunteering in Global Mental Health
A Practical Guide for Clinicians
 , pp. 132 - 135
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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