Caring for Mental Health in India, the Sunni-Shi'a Divide, Peace in Afghanistan

House calls for India's poor View this email in your browser A round-up of reporting from our grantees, upcoming events, and news from the Pulitzer Center NPR Mental Health in Poor Countries Joanne Silberner In developing countries struggling against malaria, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition and other preventable public health crises, one area of concern that is routinely overlooked by governments and aid agencies is mental health. But as grantee Joanne Silberner reports in her series for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, mental illnesses affect people in all parts of the world. Depression and schizophrenia hit as hard in poor countries as in rich. From India, Joanne looks into some innovative programs that have increased awareness of the problem and provided greater access to care at a relatively low cost. Read Story This is Hell Talking About Peace in Afghanistan May Jeong In this podcast, grantee May Jeong discusses her feature story in the February issue of Harper's about the long and winding road to a peace agreement in Afghanistan. Read Story The Islamic Monthly Bridging the Great Divide Geneive Abdo Islam's historic Sunni-Shi'a divide has grown deeper, and as author and grantee Geneive Abdo explains, the reasons have more to do with politics than faith. Read Story EVENTS A New Approach to the Middle East: Albright-Hadley Conversation at Washington University Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Chicago, IL Educators Workshop: 'Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart' Saturday, February 11, 2017   MORE FROM PULITZER CENTER Rewire The Peacemakers of Darfur: 'We Are Your Aunties, and We Are Coming for Mediation' Kira Zalan Roads & Kingdoms Georgia: Where Europe Begins, or Where It Ends? Joshua Kucera Ebook: 'Flight From Syria: Refugee Stories' Rachel Bronson on Nuclear Power's Potential to Reduce Threat of Climate Change DONATE The Pulitzer Center promotes in-depth engagement with global affairs through its support for quality international journalism across all media platforms and an innovative program of outreach and education. You are receiving this email because you either opted in at our website or signed up at a Pulitzer Center event. Our mailing address is: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW Suite 615 Washington, District Of Columbia 20036 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list