READ MORE:* Dr Tom: Sharing is caring in the rural community* Dr Tom: Being old is a state of mind* Dr Tom: Find tools to deal with your mental health​In the context of the tsunami of mental health issues in our youth, it is now not a laughing matter. I was staggered to read that there are 290 million humans in this world who live on less than US$1.90 a day. But we also have affluence and I see major mental health issues in the youth of the affluent, private schools and universities, where poverty is not an issue. I have written about affluenza before and its effect on our mental health. Now, if you can't feed yourself and kids, I understand that stress and the effect it has on mental health.

Source: Stuff October 05, 2019 15:56 UTC