As governments around the world grapple with the increasing costs and concerns around mental illness, England’s Department of Education is expanding a trial programme, which aims to detect and treat mental illness in children, writes Ruth Adeyi, 24, a Correspondent from London, UK. England’s Department of Education is in the midst of dolling out providing …
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Climate change is a fast growing threat to human health. Nancy Saili, 25, a Correspondent from Solwezi in Zambia, argues that as global temperatures rise, the impact will be on mental as well as physical health. Climate change brings serious health risks through injury, death, ill-health, and mobility impacts, especially in developing countries where most economies …
Depression is like a Dementor, writes Tahiya Islam, 23, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, in this personal essay about her own experience. I don’t want to bore you with the different definitions of depression; rather I want to share what I went or go through. You can be living the most perfect life ever, …
Coronavirus has brought more than the risk of physical illness. It poses a real threat to mental health due to the fear, panic, stress, and anxiety, that many people are suffering from, writes Omer Fayshal Pavel, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Since its discovery in November 2019, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to …