Less than two decades ago, a young mother in Liberia struggling with postpartum depression might have had nowhere to turn — the entire nation of 5 million had just one psychiatrist.

Today, thanks to more than 1,000 clinicians and community workers The Carter Center helped train, Liberia counts about 17.5 mental health providers per 100,000 people — above the global median of 13. Mental healthcare is now fully in the hands of Liberia’s government, and we’re carrying what we learned to other African nations.