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Many Kurdish families carry the weight of war, displacement and loss. This programme helps people find care that understands their language and history.

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  1. Afrouz Zibaei (2018). Understanding the Mental Health Literacy in Kurdish Refugees. Mental Health & Human Resilience International Journal. DOI 10.23880/mhrij-16000124
  2. Ahmed DR, Kamal SK, Mesbah SM et al. (2025). Systematic review of mental health problems and migration stressors among Kurdish migrants in western host countries.. Discov Ment Health. DOI 10.1007/s44192-025-00298-z
  3. Leah S. Branam, Ismail Yigit, Sipal Haji et al. (2023). Kurdish Refugee Beliefs about Mental Health and Help-Seeking: A Community-Engaged Research Study in Tennessee. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. DOI 10.3390/ijerph20021224
  4. A Castaneda, H Kuusio, S Rask et al. (2019). Mental health treatment gap in adults of Russian, Somali, and Kurdish origin in Finland. European Journal of Public Health. DOI 10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.032
  5. Hannah Green, David Sperlinger, Kenneth Carswell (2012). Too close to home? Experiences of Kurdish refugee interpreters working in UK mental health services. Journal of Mental Health. DOI 10.3109/09638237.2011.651659

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Referrals

    A list of vetted care services, with the languages they offer.

  • 02

    Literacy

    Plain-language learning on trauma, stress and resilience.

  • 03

    Interpreters

    Information on asking for an interpreter in your variety.

  • 04

    For community leads

    Guidance on listening well and referring safely.

02Who it is for

  • Individuals and families
  • Survivors of violence
  • Community Cell leads
  • Interpreters

03How it works

Learn
read the guides or take the literacy course.
Find
use the referral list to find a service.
Ask
request an interpreter in Kurmanji, Sorani or another variety.
Report
tell us if a listed service did not meet the rules.

04What it always keeps

  • The network does not provide therapy or medical care
  • Only vetted services are listed
  • No personal health information is collected
  • In an emergency, call local emergency services first

05Courses

06More in Development

  • Forming

    Youth

    Leadership, identity and heritage for young Kurds in the homeland and the diaspora.

  • Forming

    Women

    Women’s leadership, enterprise and mutual support, at home and abroad.

  • In preparation

    Elders

    Company, care information and the recording of memory for older Kurds.

  • In preparation

    Newcomers

    A local guide from a Community Cell for your first months in a new country.

  • Forming

    Families and mother-tongue schools

    Support for families who pass on Kurdish and for weekend mother-tongue schools.

  • In preparation

    Convenings

    Festivals, lectures and gatherings, with private venues where safety requires it.

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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Wellbeing. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/wellbeing/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Wellbeing.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/wellbeing/.

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	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Wellbeing},
	url = {https://kurds.global/development/wellbeing/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/development/wellbeing/},
}

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  1. Understanding the Mental Health Literacy in Kurdish Refugees

    Afrouz Zibaei · 2018 · Mental Health & Human Resilience International Journal

    ArticleOpenAlexCrossrefOpenAIREOpen access

  2. Systematic review of mental health problems and migration stressors among Kurdish migrants in western host countries.

    Ahmed DR, Kamal SK, Mesbah SM et al. · 2025 · Discov Ment Health

    ArticleEurope PMCOpenAIREOpen access

  3. Kurdish Refugee Beliefs about Mental Health and Help-Seeking: A Community-Engaged Research Study in Tennessee

    Leah S. Branam, Ismail Yigit, Sipal Haji et al. · 2023 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  4. Mental health treatment gap in adults of Russian, Somali, and Kurdish origin in Finland

    A Castaneda, H Kuusio, S Rask et al. · 2019 · European Journal of Public Health

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  5. Too close to home? Experiences of Kurdish refugee interpreters working in UK mental health services

    Hannah Green, David Sperlinger, Kenneth Carswell · 2012 · Journal of Mental Health

    ArticleOpenAIRE

  6. “Thinking Too Much”: Psychological distress, sources of stress and coping strategies of resettled Afghan and Kurdish refugees

    C. M. R. Sulaiman-Hill, S. C. Thompson · 2012 · Journal of Muslim Mental Health

    ArticleCrossref

  7. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Resulting from Torture and Other Traumatic Events among Syrian Kurdish Refugees in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

    Hawkar Ibrahim, Chiya Q. Hassan · 2017 · Frontiers in Psychology

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  8. Is self-compassion relevant for refugees? A cross-sectional study of the relationship between self-compassion and depression among Kurdish refugees in Norway

    Evin Rashidian, Frida Kildal, Valeria Markova et al. · 2023 · Nordic Psychology

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  9. Self-Reported Life Event Patterns and Their Relation to Health among Recently Resettled Iraqi and Kurdish Refugees in Sweden

    HANS PETER SÖNDERGAARD, SOLVIG EKBLAD, TÖRES THEORELL · 2001 · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

    ArticleCrossref

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