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I’m glad Covid-19 has revealed teens’ mental health problems

Depressed woman

Many, if not most Kenyans, view mental health and suicide as a minor issue.

Photo credit: Pool | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • I’m glad that more and more people are paying attention to teens’ mental health challenges.
  • But we will not see any changes unless everyone takes the responsibility to care and listen to young people.

Nowadays, everybody is talking about how Covid-19 has affected teens’ mental health and how they are in urgent need of attention. But has this issue only come up during this pandemic period?

Of course not! It’s just that nobody had taken the time to notice it. Everybody wants to feel special. That’s why we work hard at school to score that high grade and at work to land a promotion.