Lebanon's Mental Health Plan for War-Impacted Youth & Families
IDRAAC launched National Mental Health Day in Lebanon in 2003 under First Lady Andrée Emile Lahoud’s patronage, raising awareness through conferences, workshops, and media campaigns focused on mental health, particularly in children and adolescents.
IDRAAC won the Arab Social Creativity Award for its Elderly Empowerment Project, recognized among 130 projects in the Arab world for promoting employment, volunteerism, and leisure opportunities for older adults.
In 2011, IDRAAC received the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for part of the Best Medical Center in the Arab World, recognizing its leadership in mental health research, public awareness, and education.
IDRAAC’s Think About It campaign, its first national mental health awareness initiative, won the Pikasso d’Or award in 2014 for the Citizen Billposter category.
In 2007, IDRAAC drafted a National Mental Health Law to protect individuals with mental health disorders in Lebanon, which is currently awaiting parliamentary approval.
The L.E.B.A.N.O.N. Study was the first national survey on mental health and chronic illnesses in the region.
