Art Therapy Offers Relief to Afghan Women Struggling with Mental Health

At home in northern Afghanistan, 19-year-old Khushi draws a self-portrait—a figure enveloped by a blue burqa inside a cage.

The former university student once attended classes in law and political science at northern Balkh province’s main university. But she sank into depression since the Taliban closed tertiary institutions to women in December of last year, requiring psychiatric treatment where she was recommended art therapy classes.

 

Originally published on globalheroes.com