13 May Celebrating Saint Benedict Menni´s Day with #ADoseOfHope
St Benedict Menni, the founding father of the Sisters Hospitaller of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as part of his pastoral mission passed away in Dinan, France on April 24, 1914. The Saint worked for the elderly and those who were abandoned. Most especially, he cared for the mentally ill patient.
08 May Our Unit hosts 20 professionals from The Carter Center
As part of our partnership with The Carter Center, our Unit hosted 20 professionals from that organization who are undergoing a six-month course in mental health.
07 May We got our anti-Covid vaccination
On March 6, the Republic of Liberia received about 96,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines. The arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccines means that hope has been restored to halt a global disease that has already impacted the lives and livelihood of many.
07 May Two new admissions and 2 readmissions in April
During the month of April, the Maria Josefa Recio Mental Rehabilitation Unit has been quite busy. We added two new women to the center, bringing the total number of women currently residing here to 16. Two other former patients were readmitted, and no new patients were discharged.
23 Apr Rest in peace, Juan Carlos
The hospitaller family of Aita Menni and Saint Benedict Menni Mental Health Center of Monrovia is today in mourning for the death, yesterday, of one of the first benefactors of our We Are Like You project, Juan Carlos Irizar. Juan Carlos, who left us at the...
04 Apr Activities: music, exercise, sewing, relaxation, bakery…
A significant part of the therapeutic activity that we carry out in the Mental Health Unit of the San Benito Menni Health Center in Monrovia is based on the realization of activities that, besides having a ludic or entertainment component for our patients, help them...
02 Apr Two re-admissions in March
The month of March brought the readmission of two patients who had already stayed at our mental health unit, but no new admissions. Nevertheless, we have implemented outpatient care, 56 former patients have passed their monthly follow-up visit and 8 patients have been visited by...
29 Mar The Lilathon raises €5,640 for We Are Like You
Nearly six thousand women —5,640— registered to run between March 5 and 8 the Lilathon race , which annually promotes equality and empowerment of women; and the same amount in euros has been contributed by the organization to our We Are Like You initiative, which seeks the rehabilitation and empowerment of women with mental illness in Liberia (Africa).