Tag: mental health

In the past few years, mental health concerns have increased in the restaurant industry, as in the world as a whole. Anthony Bourdain’s suicide in 2018, especially, brought attention to the issue. Unfortunately, drinking and drugs are often par for the course in the food industry, as highlighted by ...

Warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and references to sexual assault which some readers may find disturbing. If you or a loved one is experiencing suicidal thoughts, help and support are available. Visit Befrienders International for more information about support services.  Listen to this story: Mithi, Pakistan - ...

Stockholm: Climate change poses serious risks to mental health and well-being, and thus countries must make it a priority while taking efforts to tackle the climate crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. According to a recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), rapidly ...

Before finding an Asian American mental health practitioner, Agnes Morelos’ experiences with therapy felt lacking.She’d go to sessions and either water down her observations as a Filipina, Chinese and Spanish woman, or simply not address some of the more thorny aspects of her race and ethnicity ― like her ...

I never got to utter the words, “Goodbye nanu, I love you.” It feels surreal — as if she’s disappeared into the mist of hours, her memory now ringing through the void of time.And then it hits me: I’ll never hear my grandmother call my name again and my ...

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir Maria, 24, from Indian-administered Kashmir, has been visiting the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences for four months to overcome her growing suicidal thoughts.Her father, who has been accompanying her to the lone psychiatric hospital in Kashmir, told Anadolu Agency that due to his family’s ...

The unfolding events in Afghanistan are just another example of what religious extremism and senseless blind faith can do to humanity. – Ranganathan Sahasranaman***Afghanistan’s economic collapse is an inevitable consequence of the country’s decades of civil war the Taliban takeover (Afghanistan is on the verge of economic collapse – ...

All-rounder Ben Stokes, who is also recovering from a finger injury, will take an ‘indefinite break’ from the game.England all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken an indefinite break from all cricket with immediate effect to prioritise his mental wellbeing and continue his recovery from an injury to his left index ...

When Typhoon Vamco battered the Philippines in November last year, unleashing a month's worth of rain on the capital Manila in less than 24 hours, Mitzi Jonelle Tan was on her way home from work. Her mother, scared for Tan's safety as roads flooded, warned her not to come ...

When Shaheen and her husband moved from Pakistan to Hong Kong 14 years ago, she could not have been happier. He had found work in the airport’s cargo area, giving her time to get used to life in the bustling metropolis.After a year, they had a son – now ...