The mission of the Armenian American Mental Health Association (AAMHA) is to advocate for mental health in the Armenian community. Recent events in Artsakh represent not only a threat to the physical safety of the Armenian population driven out of their ancestral homeland, but also significant and severe threats to the psychological and emotional wellbeing of Armenians across the globe.

AAMHA stands in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Artsakh and Armenia and with our Armenian colleagues who are working to provide aid and support to the more than 90,000 refugees. We are deeply troubled by the long and short-term psychological impacts of Azerbaijan’s 9- month blockade of Artsakh, their military assault, and the current attempt at ethnic cleansing.

We condemn, in the strongest of terms, violations of the human rights, life, liberty, and dignity of the Armenian people of Artsakh. We are further deeply concerned about the resulting psychological trauma to a group of people who are now re-living the trauma of the 44-day War of 2020, during which more than 6,500 Armenians lost their lives, including civilians, women, and children. AAMHA offers its support to all those who are actively working to address the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh and calls our colleagues and allies to immediate action.

AAMHA is working on raising awareness about the humanitarian crisis and ethnic cleansing of Armenians from their ancestral homeland among professional organizations. We will also announce our steps toward supporting the Armenian-American community and mental health providers in Armenia shortly. Please follow our social media accounts to be informed.