In May 2014, the first Ebola virus disease case was declared in Sierra Leone; a total of 8700 people were infected and 3600 died. Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free in November 2015 with 5100 recorded survivors6 and 3400 orphaned children.7 During the outbreak, anecdotal evidence was that increased numbers of people reported mental health and psychosocial problems.8 The outbreak affected existing health structures, halted routine activities and had a major impact on the health workforce. Mortality among health-care workers was 69% (152/219) and they were 20–30 times more likely than the general population to contract Ebola.9 Hospital staff especially faced stigmatization, blame and social exclusion and there were high levels of absenteeism from work.