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Jamaica: USCIS green-card policy forces home-country applications, retired SSP calls Bulgin killing 'deeply disturbing', Justice Minister Chuck defends deadly force against fleeing suspects, Bellevue pushes mental health reframe, PCOS support network grows
A new US immigration policy requiring green card seekers to return to home countries for applications draws legal challenges from Jamaican attorneys, a retired senior superintendent calls the police killing of Latoya Bulgin in St James deeply disturbing, the Justice Minister defends deadly force against fleeing suspects as lawful last resort, Bellevue Hospital pushes to reframe how the country talks about mental illness, and a WhatsApp network for women with PCOS and endometriosis has grown to thousands.
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Children and teens drive 40 per cent of national mental health calls, BUT warns
The Barbados Union of Teachers has flagged that children and teenagers now account for 40 per cent of calls to the national mental health …
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BUT Reports Teens Account for 40% of Calls to Barbados Mental Health Helpline
The Barbados Union of Teachers says children and teenagers now account for 40 per cent of calls to the national mental health helpline. Mental health professionals are calling the figure a crisis signal, not an awareness signal.
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Mental health calls from teens hit 40% as union sounds alarm
Forty percent of national mental health calls now come from children and teenagers. A man is remanded in the Bank Hall fire death case. Literacy gains reported. Saturday in Bridgetown.
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Drought warnings sharpen as bus fares climb and a prison death raises mental health questions
Chief Met Officer warns of dry-season drought as bus fare increases hit commuters. A Central Prison death raises questions on how the system handles mental health cases. Plus: Shyne Barrow returns home and Occupational Safety Bill stalls again.
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Mental-health helpline says 40% of calls now come from children and teenagers
The teachers' union flags a youth mental-health crisis as a national priority. Plus: a Bank Hall fire-death case advances in court, and Bridgetown's May Day rally puts worker empowerment back on the table.
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Mottley moves on St James security after triple killing as mental health calls surge — Tuesday Brief
Prime Minister Mia Mottley moves quickly into a meeting with top security officials after a Sunday night triple killing in St James, the Barbados Union of Teachers reports children and teenagers account for 40 percent of mental-health helpline calls, and a $350 million hybrid renewable energy plant offers Barbadians one-third ownership.
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Opposition Flags Debt Pressure Despite Twenty Quarters of Growth as Barbados Prepares IMF Standby Talks
DLP raises economic risks alarm as Barbados approaches IMF standby talks with US$72 million in obligations due. Plus: May Day messaging, citizen-owned solar plant, and a youth mental-health alert.
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Children Are 40 Percent of Mental Health Line Calls in Barbados
Children and teenagers account for 40 percent of calls to Barbados's national mental health line, according to data from the Barbados Union of Teachers.
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