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Australian teenagers suffering COVID-19-related anxiety and trauma, says Mission Australia report

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Sydney, Australia Teenagers across Australia are suffering from increased anxiety about their education, experience of isolation, mental health and future prospects due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Mission Australia report on youth says. The Young Voices of the Pandemic: Youth Survey COVID Report 2020, released on Wednesday, shows amongst those reporting personal concerns, 58.7 […]

Stress? Fear of COVID-19? Therapists treating the vulnerable go online to help

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Cairo, EgyptThomson Reuters Foundation As the spread of coronavirus grows so too has people’s stress levels and anxieties, prompting businesses for good around the world to turn to technology to help the most vulnerable cope with mental health issues. In Egypt, online therapy social enterprise Shezlong has offered 150,000 free sessions to help people cope […]