Mental health is not a political slur

When politics trivialises mental health, everyone suffers. Mental health remains a stark reality, even among children and young adolescents. Recent data indicates that more than one in six people in Malta, roughly 120,000 citizens, live with a mental health condition, with anxiety and depression being the most common.

Il-kwistjoni tal-imwejjed u s-siġġijiet

Qiegħed nipproponi li biex neliminaw din il-frammentazzjoni u jkun hemm ‘management’ aħjar u verament effikaċi, allura għandu jkun hemm One-Stop-Shop li joġbor lil kulħadd u kollox f’entità waħda. Credit: Shutterstock.com Il-kwistjoni tal-imwejjed u s-siġġijiet maħruġa f’żoni pubbliċi u fuq bankini, saret kwistjoni nazzjonali.  Huma diversi dawk ir-residenti f’diversi lokalitajiet ta’ pajjiżna li qegħdin jilmentaw u jipprotestaw kif żoni pubbliċi qegħdin jispiċċaw meħuda minn numru ta’...

The silent victims of domestic violence

Research consistently shows that children who are regularly exposed to domestic violence suffer harm even when they are not physically assaulted. Why is it that, very often, the victim and the children are the ones to leave the family unit?