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The mental health challenges confronting individuals injured during the July 2024 mass uprising are being significantly overlooked, even as their physical rehabilitation receives growing attention, according to speakers at a recent workshop in the capital. The event, titled “Mental Health Workshop for Injured July Fighters,” was organized by the Aparajito 24 Foundation.

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Ensuring mental rehabilitation is just as important as addressing physical injuries.

Survivors of the July events shared their continued struggles with trauma, anxiety, and other psychological effects stemming from their injuries. This underscores a critical need for sustained mental health support, which must run parallel to ongoing medical treatment and economic rehabilitation efforts. The workshop served as a platform for injured survivors, mental health professionals, and rehabilitation workers to convene and discuss pathways toward psychological recovery.

Psychiatrist Abdullah Hasan stressed the equal importance of mental rehabilitation, stating, “Ensuring mental rehabilitation is just as important as addressing physical injuries.” He advocated for robust, sustained support programs and increased policy focus on the long-term needs of survivors. Col MA Salam, Bir Protik, expressed confidence in the continued support for those injured, noting that the July fighters had played a role in freeing people from years of fear and uncertainty.

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People in this country spent years living in fear. It was the July fighters who helped free them from that situation.

The Aparajito 24 Foundation hopes that such initiatives will raise public awareness regarding the psychological impact of the uprising. They aim to contribute to broader discussions on survivor rehabilitation and the essential provision of mental health support for those affected by the events.

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People in this country spent years living in fear. It was the July fighters who helped free them from that situation.