Mohammad Abo-Hilal
Mohammad Abo-Hilal, MD, is a clinical psychiatrist who founded Syria Bright Future to help Syrian refugees, particularly children. Its programs include one-on-one therapy and group sessions that try to help children cope with nightmares and flashbacks.
Syria Bright Future organization also offers activities to help children deal with the day-to-day challenges of being refugees. In the Za’atari Refugee Camp, Syria Bright Future provides awareness sessions for teenagers on underage marriage and gender-based violence, and safe spaces for younger children to play.
Himself a refugee, Abo-Hilal fled Syria in 2011 after being arrested and tortured by the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Recent Posts by Mohammad Abo-Hilal
Keynote: "Bright Future” for Refugee Children – Perspectives from a Syrian Psychiatrist
Full video "'Bright Future' for Refugee Children – Perspectives from a Syrian Psychiatrist" from the Dart Center's reporting institute, Covering Children and the Syrian Refugee Crisis; January 22, 2019.
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