Global Health News

Date: Jan 23, 2016 @ 2-5 pm
Location: Paul O’Regan Hall in Halifax Central Library

Depression and mental illness affect youth regardless of where they live. Youth Depression is a concern often not well addressed – in Canada and in developing countries like Malawi and Tanzania.

Two radio shows, along with school-based listening clubs, are helping to foster the next generation of leaders of Malawi and Tanzania by starting a discussion on the difficult topic of depression and mental health. Additionally, training of teachers to recognize youth with possible mental health problems and community health care workers to diagnose and properly treat Depression is the focus of this work.

Journalist Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco took a leave of absence from CBC Ottawa to travel to Tanzania and Malawi and see just how an entertaining radio program can tackle the stigma of mental illness and engage youth in a discussion about depression.

His documentary, Mental Health on Air: Healthy minds, resilient communities, will be launched at this event in Halifax on January 23.

Join TeenMentalHealth.org and Farm Radio International at the launch of this insightful documentary.

This event is open to the public.