{"id":635,"date":"2023-12-14T23:19:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T23:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/?post_type=project&#038;p=635"},"modified":"2024-07-17T08:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T08:55:59","slug":"psychological-support-for-caregivers-and-family-members-of-people-with-mental-health-conditions","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/project\/psychological-support-for-caregivers-and-family-members-of-people-with-mental-health-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychological support for caregivers and family members of people with mental health conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All specialists have appropriate professional education and qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can be a beneficiary of the project?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beneficiaries of the project can be family members and\/or guardians of persons with mental health conditions and\/or related characteristics or developmental challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to register to use the services?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To register, please write to our page <a href=\"http:\/\/m.me\/mharmenia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is this project important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The carer&#8217;s mental health is adversely affected by caregiving.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caregivers report higher levels of stress than others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Studies show higher rates of depression symptoms and mental health conditions among caregivers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caregivers with chronic stress may experience deterioration in short-term memory, attention, and verbal IQ.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Along with increasing stress, caregivers are more likely to use alcohol and other harmful substances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family caregivers are more prone to high levels of hostility than others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High rates of depressive symptoms and mental health problems among caregivers put many caregivers at risk of deteriorating physical health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The services offered within the project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the framework of the project, family members and\/or guardians of persons with mental health conditions and\/or related characteristics or developmental challenges are provided with psychological services, including psychological counseling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The services are provided within the framework of psychosocial support, individually or in a group, and delivered in person or online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Project Staff &amp; Volunteers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" data-attachment-id=\"532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/about-us\/gevorg-gharibyan-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Gevorg-Gharibyan.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"540,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gevorg-Gharibyan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Gevorg-Gharibyan.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Gevorg-Gharibyan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Gevorg-Gharibyan.jpg 540w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Gevorg-Gharibyan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Gevorg-Gharibyan-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Gevorg Gharibyan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Project Clinical Lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Gevorg is a mental health advocate, speaker &amp; researcher. He is a chartered psychologist (CPsychol) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BPS<\/a>Psychotherapy Section&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/member-networks\/psychotherapy-section\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Committee<\/a>member. 2022-2023&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qmul.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QMUL<\/a>&nbsp;postgraduate trainee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" data-attachment-id=\"529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/about-us\/artak-begoyan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Artak-Begoyan.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"540,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Artak-Begoyan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Artak-Begoyan.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Artak-Begoyan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Artak-Begoyan.jpg 540w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Artak-Begoyan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Artak-Begoyan-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Artak Begoyan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Project Lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Artak&#8217;s experience includes web development and social media\/marketing. In recent years, he switched his career towards public relations. Artak&#8217;s new passion is business management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"701\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/our-volunteers\/mariam-gharibyan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/mariam-gharibyan.png\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mariam Gharibyan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/mariam-gharibyan-1024x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/mariam-gharibyan.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/mariam-gharibyan.png 1080w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/mariam-gharibyan-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/mariam-gharibyan-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/mariam-gharibyan-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Mariam Gharibyan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Project Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mariam is studying economics, specializing in agricultural production economics and management, and plans to continue her education in the field of management.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/our-volunteers\/jemma-hovhannisyan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/jemma-hovhannisyan.png\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jemma Hovhannisyan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/jemma-hovhannisyan-1024x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/jemma-hovhannisyan.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/jemma-hovhannisyan.png 1080w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/jemma-hovhannisyan-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/jemma-hovhannisyan-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/jemma-hovhannisyan-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Jemma Hovhannisyan<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Project MHPSS Provider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Provides counselling and psychosocial support within the framework of the Mental Health Awareness Initiative&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/projects\/all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychological Support Projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"693\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/our-volunteers\/sofya-sahakyan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/sofya-sahakyan.png\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sofya Sahakyan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/sofya-sahakyan-1024x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/sofya-sahakyan.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/sofya-sahakyan.png 1080w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/sofya-sahakyan-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/sofya-sahakyan-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/sofya-sahakyan-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Sofya Sahakyan<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Project MHPSS Provider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Provides counselling and psychosocial support within the framework of the Mental Health Awareness Initiative&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/projects\/all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychological Support Projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wkf.ms\/3waDAoP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/project\/psychological-support-for-caregivers-and-family-members-of-people-with-mental-health-conditions\/join-our-team-become-a-volunteer\/\" 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Who can be a beneficiary of the project? Beneficiaries of the project can be family members and\/or guardians of persons with mental health conditions and\/or related characteristics or developmental challenges. How to register to use the services? To register, please write to our page here. Why is <a href=\"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/project\/psychological-support-for-caregivers-and-family-members-of-people-with-mental-health-conditions\/\" class=\"more-link\">..read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Psychological support for caregivers and family members of people with mental health conditions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":636,"template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false},"categories":[5,18,19],"tags":[46,6,29,37,42],"timelines":[22,24],"class_list":["post-635","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mental-health","category-mental-health-care","category-prevention","tag-community","tag-mental-health","tag-social","tag-stress","tag-support","timelines-current","timelines-all"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635"},{"taxonomy":"timelines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mha.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/timelines?post=635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}