The mental health consequences of Sri Lanka's civil war are profound and widespread. Survivors of the conflict carry the psychological burden of trauma, loss, and displacement. Yet mental health has long been a subject shrouded in stigma in many Tamil communities, and the services available — in Sri Lanka and in diaspora countries — have rarely been culturally competent or Tamil-language accessible.
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Mental Health in the Tamil Community: Breaking the Silence
Across the diaspora and in the north, Tamil community organisations are slowly chipping away at cultural stigmas around mental health.
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