Dr. Duygu Duman was honored to represent her colleagues and their joint endeavor for mental healthcare interpreters in Turkey from an institutional perspective at the 8th International Conference on Public Service Interpreting and Translation (PSIT8). The conference was long-awaited and fruitful, and Dr. Duman is looking forward to reading the papers of the presentations she missed in the next FitisPos issue.

Dr. Duman’s representation of mental healthcare interpreters in Turkey at the PSIT8 conference highlights the importance of providing access to mental healthcare for individuals who do not speak the same language as their healthcare provider. Her work serves as a reminder of the need for qualified interpreters in the healthcare industry, particularly in mental healthcare, and the impact they can have on patient outcomes.