Digital platform treats depression, anxiety in Lebanon

In crisis-riddled Lebanon where mental well-being is no longer a priority, the Step-By-Step mobile app provides free psychological and behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression.
Sally (L) and Serene listen to callers at Embrace, a suicide prevention helpline, Beirut, Lebanon, July 13, 2018.
Sally (L) and Serene listen to callers at Embrace, a suicide prevention helpline, Beirut, Lebanon, July 13, 2018. - Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images
Dana Hourany
Dana Hourany
@danahourany

BEIRUT — As Lebanon plunges into further economic troubles, access to mental health services has become a luxury only few can afford.

For this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the National Mental Health Program (NMHP) at the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health developed a digital intervention to treat people with anxiety and depression.

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