{"id":17565,"date":"2025-04-22T18:34:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azhee.org\/?p=17565"},"modified":"2025-05-13T19:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:00:18","slug":"azhee-marks-7-years-of-healing-and-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azhee.org\/?p=17565","title":{"rendered":"Azhee Marks 7 Years of Healing and Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of its 7th anniversary, <strong>Azhee<\/strong> held a special event in collaboration with the <strong>Social Work Department at the College of Arts, Salahaddin University<\/strong>. The gathering brought together students, mental health advocates, artists, and civil society members to reflect on Azhee\u2019s journey\u2014from personal loss to a growing movement for mental health awareness and suicide prevention in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>The event featured a panel discussion, personal stories, music, and a shared call to continue fighting stigma and building compassionate communities.<\/p>\n<p>Azhee remains committed to turning lived experience into lasting change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17567\" src=\"https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-1-768x576.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17569\" src=\"https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-5-1100x825.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversay-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17566\" src=\"https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversary-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversary-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversary-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversary-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversary-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversary-3-1100x825.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/azhee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/azhee-anniversary-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of its 7th anniversary, Azhee held a special event in collaboration with the Social Work Department 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