Hope Lives Here – Creating Hope Through Action
Every year, WRO works to prevent suicide and promote mental well-being by supporting thousands of individuals, families, and communities facing hardship. Through our psychosocial support programs, we provide people with the tools and resources they need to cope with stress, build resilience, and strengthen hope in the face of adversity. Parents and caregivers are guided in fostering safe, nurturing, and supportive environments that protect their children’s mental health and well-being.
For adolescents and youth, WRO ensures access to safe spaces where they can connect with peers, express themselves, and receive mental health support without stigma or fear. Our programs promote healthy coping strategies, creative expression, and positive outlets that reduce vulnerability to despair, hopelessness, or harmful influences.
For survivors of violence, WRO provides tailored psychosocial support, trauma counseling, and safe referral pathways to specialized mental health care. We recognize that experiences of violence—whether domestic, sexual, or conflict-related—can leave deep psychological scars and increase vulnerability to self-harm or suicide. By creating safe, confidential spaces and offering compassionate care, WRO helps survivors process trauma, rebuild resilience, and reclaim hope for their future.
WRO also provides access to specialised mental health care and psychological services for those experiencing severe distress, trauma, or suicidal thoughts. This includes one-on-one counseling, psychiatric referrals, group therapy, and community-based interventions tailored to the cultural and social realities of Iraq. By integrating professional mental health expertise with community support, WRO ensures individuals receive both immediate care and long-term pathways to recovery.
We recognize that conflict, displacement, poverty, and social isolation can intensify psychological distress. That is why WRO provides crisis interventions, individual and group counseling, case management, and specialized care for those at risk of suicide. Survivors of suicide loss are supported through compassionate, community-based approaches that address grief while rebuilding resilience.
Importantly, WRO is committed to reaching hard-to-reach rural areas, as well as urban communities and camp settings, ensuring that individuals and families in the most vulnerable and underserved contexts have equitable access to mental health support and suicide prevention services.
Our work extends to advocacy and awareness-raising, breaking the silence around suicide and mental health, and empowering communities to recognize warning signs and respond with empathy and care. WRO also works in close partnership with the government to build the capacity of frontline workers, police, educators, and health providers, equipping them with the skills to identify risks, respond effectively, and offer support. Together with communities, we lead awareness initiatives that challenge stigma, foster solidarity, and promote mental well-being for all.
By integrating mental health into our broader protection and support programs, WRO ensures a holistic response—one that not only prevents suicide but also creates environments where individuals, children, and families can heal, grow, and thrive with dignity and hope.
Thank you for standing with us. Because of people like you, tomorrow can be brighter.
