Physical disease does not exist in isolation. A cancer diagnosis, the discovery of a child's disability, severe organ failure, or traumatic loss inflicts tremendous psychological shock and emotional trauma on both patients and their loved ones.

In many communities, mental healthcare is heavily stigmatized or prohibitively expensive, leaving patients to suffer severe depression, panic disorders, and psychosomatic complications that compromise their medical recovery.

Mersal's Psychological Support Project provides professional, completely confidential psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services. Staffed by certified clinical psychiatrists and licensed psychologists, the center offers individual therapy, grief counseling, play therapy for traumatized children, and caregiver support groups.