Weanne Estrada

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261 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 15 Jul

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Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ? · Weanne Estrada:Mental Health Without Borders: How Compassion, Culture, and Community Transform Lives Worldwide · 15 Jul 2026 podcast

When I think about that number, I think of another statistic which says that one in every five people who are displaced have a mental health condition.

So when we think one in five of 122 million, we're thinking of millions of people who have just a great need for mental health care.

So when I think of that, it's easy to become discouraged.

But I think what motivates me to really keep going in this field, I think, is the progress that we've seen in how MHPSS has evolved over time.

One of the biggest shifts I've seen is MHPSS and mental health.

Previously, it was often treated as an add-on, something we addressed after immediate needs like food, shelter, or health.

But now we're seeing a much stronger recognition that mental health is actually foundational to recovery and not separate from it.

So that gives me hope.

But even then, one say, Tony, there's really so much that needs to be done in this field.

We need sustained investment that includes funding, but that also includes political will and a broader shift in how we think about supporting people affected by crisis.

crisis because the reality is in many of the places that we work, people already know what they need.

Communities understand their challenges, they're capable, but they're missing the resources to actually deliver that support at the scale that's needed.

So it's not always a question of what should we do, but a question of how do we sustain and expand and get investment for what we know already works.

That's again another great question.

And this again goes into topics related to stigma.

You know, when stigma is integrated into the system and people enter a health care clinic and they experience stigma, then it affects the way that they'll continue to engage with that system.

And so what we do is we make sure that we train staff to communicate in a respectful, nonjudgmental way and to avoid stigmatizing language, because even small interactions can influence whether someone feels comfortable seeking support.

So in many contexts, we make sure that when our staff speak, they might not necessarily say mental illness.

They don't use words like crazy or phrases that can feel stigmatizing.

Tell them to use language that people already relate to, such as, you know, maybe stress, worry, feeling overwhelmed, or maybe the lack of sleep.

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