Minding mental health in the young
Young people discuss why they’re not ‘crazy’ to care about mental illness.
About 20 per cent of the world’s children and adolescents have mental health disorders or problems, and half of them develop before age 15. Despite that, stigma and limited information and resources often keep mental health in the shadows until crisis strikes. Monday at 1930GMT, young people from around the world share their experiences with mental illness, and explain why they think prevention is better than cure.
On today’s episode, we speak to:
Samantha Pena @smakinopena
Teacher with obsessive compulsive disorder
Silja Björk Björnsdóttir @SiljaBjork_
Mental Health advocate
Ryan Edmonds @TheSADAG
Senior Counselor & media spokesperson
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group
sadag.org
Andrea Letamendi, PhD @ArkhamAsylumDoc
Psychologist, Assistant Director of clinical training
underthemaskonline.com
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