BY JOUMANA NASOUR @joumananasour Mental illness is a vexed issue in the Arabic community due to the attitudes of older generations. Culturally speaking, if you say “I am going to see a mental health doctor because I have depression or some mental health issue”, you are immediately judged. Joumana interviews psychologist Dr. Hind Saab, who works […]
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Reimagining ‘R U OK?’
On R U OK? Day, the second Thursday of September each year, Australians ask the direct question of friends, family and sometimes strangers: Are they ok? The day is designed to create opportunities to start the conversation about mental health. There have been mixed responses to the day. Some feel it severely minimises the experience of mental […]