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Indian Wells, Oct 13 (EFE).- WTA players are very fortunate to be able to be where they are, but it comes with a price, President of Women’s Tennis Association, Micky Lawler, told Efe.“We are very fortunate to be able to play and to be where we are, very very fortunate, but it comes with a price and there are expectations on the shoulders of the young women that play on our tour,” Lawler said on the occasion of Mental Health Day.According to the WTA president, mental health is “as important” as physical health and it is very important that sports associations are prepared to support players in their struggles.“We have approached our sport science and medicine department, we have structured it in a way that it addresses physical issues and physical preparation as well as mental preparation and support of mental well being,” she said.Lawler added the coronavirus pandemic has been very tough on players, who have to be tested every three days and wear face masks for long periods of time.“The recent escalation of mental health is I think relevant to all people because our lives have been reversed and thrown upside down so many of us have had to deal with,” she said.But despite the challenges, Lawler said having open conversations about mental health is already a step forward.“It is something we have to focus on but also recognize the fact that it is great because everybody should be having these conversations,” she saidSOUNDBITES LAWLER INTERVIEW WITH AGENCIA EFE
Madrid, Oct 10 (EFE).- Madrid marked Sunday the World Mental Health Day with a march demanding a normalization of mental illnesses and more resources to help the entire population, after almost two years of pandemic, in which more cases of mental illnesses have been detected.The World Mental Health Day is observed annually on Oct. 10 as the day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. (Camera: JUAN YAGÜE). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE MARCH TO MARK THE WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY IN MADRID, SPAIN.
Madrid, Sep 11 (EFE).- (Camera: Ángel Herrera) Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Madrid on Saturday to demand that the Government implement a suicide prevention plan and a mental health strategy as soon as possible, as well as make visible a problem that causes enormous suffering and leads to 3,600 deaths each year.Some 600 people have marched in front of the Ministry of Health and the Congress of Deputies to demand policies to prevent suicide and that public health be equipped with a greater number of psychologists and psychiatrists.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Harare, Aug 27 (EFE/EPA).- A few months ago, 30-year-old Zimbabwean Ruth Banda sank into a deep depression following the death of her father and her uncle’s subsequent attempts to take over the home of her widowed mother.Things began to look up when she met Joyce Chimbwero, known as Gogo, or “granny,” a kind woman in her 70s who was taking part in the so-called Friendship Benches mental health initiative. (Camera: AARON UFUMELI).SHOT LIST: A FRIENDSHIP BENCH IN THE RUTSANANA POLYCLINIC AND ITS OFFICES IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE. SOUND BITES: COUNSELER GOGO CHIMBWERO, RUTH BANDA WHO GOES TO THERAPY AND CLINIC SUPERVISOR BERNICE CHAWIRA (IN ENGLISH).
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