The COVID 19 pandemic has caused mass unemployment, depleted social safety nets, starvation, increase in gender-based violence, homelessness, alcoholism, loan defaults and millions slipping into poverty. This has led to an increase in chronic stress, anxiety, depression, alcohol dependence and self-harm, affecting lives of children, young people and adults.
PATHs youth group members and facilitators have been reaching out to these groups through online counseling support. They have already started sharing basic protective measures with their communities. Rather than resorting to fear or panic, our members are providing a more impactful response: informing themselves and helping others. They are efforts aim at staying informed and that others do too & taking action to keep the community safe.
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