Africa: Over One Billion People Living With Mental Health Conditions Globally – WHO

Africa: Over One Billion People Living With Mental Health Conditions Globally – WHO

The global health body described suicide as a devastating outcome of mental health conditions, which claimed an estimated 727,000 lives in 2021. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than one billion people are currently living with mental health disorders, making it one of the most pressing public health challenges worldwide. The figure, published in…

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Allowed inside, lawmakers split on conditions for detainees in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Allowed inside, lawmakers split on conditions for detainees in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

OCHOPEE, Fla. — Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it as crowded, unsanitary and bug-infested. Republicans on the same tour said they saw nothing of the sort at the remote facility that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The state-arranged tour came after some Democrats were blocked earlier from…

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