Contemporary Issues, 2nd prize
War and Mental Health After Crisis
Robin Hammond
21 May, 2011
A woman tries to escape from the Galkayo Mental Health Centre.
In areas of crisis—in failed states, in refugee camps, in countries where the infrastructure has collapsed—the mentally ill are frequently condemned to neglect or lives of misery. Disregarded in parts of the world by government and the aid community, sometimes far from family support networks, the mentally ill can lead isolated lives, subject to ill treatment.
Robin Hammond
The winner of two World Press Photo prizes, the RF Kennedy Journalism Award, three Pictures of the Year International Awards, the W.Eugene Smith Award for Humanistic Photography,...
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