Dr. Taha Sabri, Co-Founder & COO of Taskeen attended GMHAN2023 in Cape Town, South Africa
The Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN) held its annual meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 28-29, 2023. The meeting was one of the largest ever gatherings of civil society stakeholders working on mental health around the world. Dr. Taha Sabri, Co-Founder & COO of Taskeen, was one of the speakers at the […]
Importance of Ethical Principles for Mental Health Professionals – a PMHC Stakeholder Event
On the 24th of May, the Pakistan Mental Health Coalition (PMHC) organized a stakeholder event at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Karachi. The purpose of this event was to foster collaboration amongst various mental health stakeholders and address the important issue of ethical principles for mental health professionals. Spearheaded by the Quality Standards Sub-Committee of […]
MoU Signing of Taskeen Health Initiative and Health Services Academy (HSA)
On March 9th, 2023, Taskeen and Health Services Academy (HSA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on improving mental health services in Pakistan. The two organizations plan to work together on mental health advocacy and developing policies that aim to enhance the quality of mental health services available in the country. Taskeen is […]
Suicide Decriminalisation Article Published in The Lancet Psychiatry
Pakistan has made great strides towards improving mental health awareness and support, and we at Taskeen are honored to have played a pivotal role in this effort. In this article published by the Lancet, we point out the need for suicide decriminalisation. Decriminalisation is an essential step towards effective country-specific suicide prevention measures. This landmark […]
NCHR & Taskeen commend the Parliament on passing the Suicide Decriminalization Bill
NCHR & Taskeen commend the Parliament on passing the Bill, and acknowledge Senator Awan & Mr. Qadir Khan Mandokhail, who were instrumental in getting the Bill passed.Those who attempt suicide often suffer from mental illness, and criminalization exacerbates their suffering. Decriminalising suicide creates avenues for compassionate treatment of survivors and reduces stigma against them.
National Mental Health Action Plan
Irfan Mustafa, CEO of Taskeen and Dr. Taha Sabri, COO of Taskeen Health Initiative, met President Dr. Arif Alvi recently to propose National Mental Health Action Plan and briefed the president about various projects undertaken by their organization. The president stated that there was a need to launch a national mental health care plan which […]
Suicide Prevention Day – Creating Hope Though Action Event at AKU
To promote the Suicide Prevention Day theme, ‘ Creating hope through action,’ BMI showcased the film ‘Darya Kay Iss Paar’ produced by Nighat Akbar Shah at the AKU Auditorium in Karachi, Pakistan on September 30, 2022. Dr. Taha Sabri, COO of Taskeen was invited to the panel discussion on Decriminalizing Suicidal Acts followed after the […]
Launch of Mental Health Regulation Campaign in Collaboration with NCHR and British Asian Trust (BAT)
The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with Taskeen launched a report on mental health and human rights. There was bipartisan support for the recommendations of the report from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Human Rights, Senator Walid Iqbal, and Member of the National Assembly Ms. Shaista Pervaiz. Justice Mansoor Ali […]
UGMH Suicide Decriminalization Report
Executive Summary Around the world, 700,000 people die by suicide every year – in 2019, more than one in every 100 deaths globally was due to suicide.[1] Reductions in the number of deaths by suicide is the measure by which improvements in mental health are tracked according to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2015-2030. Moreover, […]
Webinar about unlocking the power of philanthropy
Despite growing attention on the world stage in the wake of Covid-19, global mental health remains severely underfunded. We have a moment of opportunity to come together to think afresh about how we can use heightened awareness and momentum now to drive systemic change. On Tuesday 27th April, a 1 hour online discussion took place […]