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SIERRA LEONE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT (SLID)

The Sierra Leone Immigration Department (SLID) is the government department with responsibility for regulating immigration into Sierra Leone, as well issue passports and other traveling documents to Sierra Leoneans.

The Immigration Service monitors the movement and activities of people both nationals and non-nationals entering and exiting the country in a manner that is prudent and consistent with national and international regulations, laws, and protocols.

Address: 14 Gloucester Street Freetown
Contact : (232) 22- 224446 / 224447
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Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Delivery of mental health services which include the followings:
- Psychosocial trainings
- Community healing dialogues
- Mental disorders, psychological first aid
- Mental health gap action programmes
Among many other training programmes. Their function also include administrative, policy formulation and administrative regulations in support of mental health services

Address:Freetown
Type of activity:Administrative regulation, policy formulation
Audience:The general public

Ministry of Social Welfare

Psychosocial counseling and referrals, especially for returnee migrants

Address:Freetown
Type of activity:Administrative regulation, policy formulation
Audience:The general public, returnee migrants

UNICEF Sierra Leone

Training for Grievance Redress Mechanism, psycho-social first aid and GBV blending sessions about social protection programmes and reporting of grievances, listening skills, and stress management.
Alternative care provision for children without parents, psychosocial support (PSS), airing radio programmes with key information on protecting adolescent girls during COVID-19 (including messages on preventing teenage pregnancy and child marriage, as part of a school outreach programme on sexual and reproductive health information through district health workers)

Address:Freetown
Type of activity:Peer group support and capacity building
Audience:Children and adolescents

Social Workers of Sierra Leone

Destigmatize mental health conditions within communities, counseling, psychosocial support

Address:Freetown
Type of activity:peer group support
Audience:Communities

Mental Health Coalition

Mental Health consultation and Psychosocial support

Address:Freetown
Type of activity:peer group support, family mediation, sport, peer discussion
Audience:General public

Partners in Health

Destigmatize mental health conditions within communities and provide essential therapy and medication to people living with conditions like depression, psychosis, and bipolar disorder.

Address: Kono
Type of activity: Peer group support and capacity building
Audience: Adolescents and community members