For over a year I was in a Kurdistani camp. There were programs to help survivors psychologically. I was offered that, but I did not accept. I did not go because in the camps I did not have access to food, education, electricity, or running water. All the basic needs were not there. I did not go because I felt that psychological therapy would not help me if I end up going back to the camp with this situation. There were other girls with me who had difficult psychological situations. They went to Germany. They received a residence to live in. They received an opportunity to get education. They received all the basic elements of living, so they were healed from their psychological issues without getting specific psychological treatment. I believe that receiving psychological treatment within the camps, even though it is needed...but there are factors that continue to cause these psychological things. Once you provide them with the basics of food, drink, and housing, then they would be probably healed from that.
On July 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.