Mental health intervention planned for Badin
LHWs using mobile app to identify, assist anxiety and depression patients
KARACHI:
A mobile application, mPareshan, will help mentally distressed people seek immediate help to prevent them from committing suicide or taking any other extreme step, stated a press release issued on Monday. Through this app the Lady Health Workers (LHWs) in Badin will provide mental health services at the doorstep of communities as part of a pilot study launched by researchers from the Aga Khan University.
Badin has the second-highest suicide rate in the province, according to a 2021 report by the Sindh Mental Health Authority, the press release said.
Des de fa un temps he deixat de consumir mitjans convencionals per a informar-me, no tots, és clar, però sí m he obligat a deixar enrere una gran majoria de mitjans que només m aportaven malestar.