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Sihle Atkinson is the 25-year-old U-Reporter who suggested the name U-Matter, voted by U-Reporters as the name for U-Report's mental health chatline service, a collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Caribbean Child Development Centre at the UWI Open Campus. This is her story of overcoming and advice for others.

I am that happy person who also happens to have depression

Sihle Atkinson is the 25-year-old U-Reporter who suggested the name U-Matter, voted by U-Reporters as the name for U-Report's mental health chatline service, a collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Caribbean Child Development Centre at the UWI Open Campus. This is her story of overcoming and advice for others.
Health promotion

By Sihle Atkinson

I am that happy person who also happens to have depression

Sihle Atkinson is the 25-year-old U-Reporter who suggested the name U-Matter, voted by U-Reporters as the name for U-Report’s mental health chatline service, a collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Caribbean Child Development Centre at the UWI Open Campus. This is her story of overcoming and advice for… Read more →←
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5 tips to fight depression, by a suicide survivor

mental health depression adolescent health jamaica
Health promotion

By Cat

5 tips to fight depression, by a suicide survivor

A year ago today I was discharged from the hospital where I had spent the past month. Yet I did not feel much better than when I entered. I did not believe in myself, my happiness, or my own self-worth. Yet somehow I found my superpower, the ability to take responsibility for my recovery – to make me work. Before, I had listened to… Read more →←
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Helping Jamaican children fight for a better future

fight for peace kingston jamaica unicef
Safety and justice

By Ross Sheil

Helping Jamaican children fight for a better future

Fight for Peace doesn’t teach children to fight. It uses combat sports as a way to channel their energies, to instill discipline and values; and help them escape the violence in their communities. To do so effectively – to do so safely – it’s vital that when a child enters the programme, they have a clear understanding what it is… Read more →←
Novia Condell, Unicef Jamaica Adolescent Health and Empowerment Specialist

Teen stress and suicide: what we need to know

Novia Condell, Unicef Jamaica Adolescent Health and Empowerment Specialist
Health promotion

By Novia Condell

Teen stress and suicide: what we need to know

Suicide. Not a word we want to associate with our young people. However, while adolescence is a time of life which can be exciting for many, it is also when young people are going through a lot of changes, asking questions of life and themselves. Stress factors such as extreme pressure to perform academically, bullying at school, and… Read more →←
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Why Jamaica’s HIV epidemic is still an emergency

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Health promotion

By Aldane Walters

Why Jamaica’s HIV epidemic is still an emergency

Of the 29,000 Jamaicans living with HIV, it is estimated that 1,300 are adolescents. That may not seem like much, but when one considers that only about 39 per cent of adolescent girls and 34 per cent of adolescent boys know what HIV is, how to prevent it and reject myths about transmission – you know the risks facing the teen… Read more →←

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