The number of children in mental health crisis in England has hit a record high according to analysis of NHS data by the mental health charity Young Minds that was published in August. The data revealed that the number of children and young people undergoing treatment or waiting to start care reached a new record with 466,230 open referrals in May to children and young people’s mental health services.

Early August, the Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports - Dito Ariotedjo launched the Youth Mental Health Center to support the mental health of Indonesia's young generation. This is based on a survey by the Indonesia National Adolescent Mental Health Survey (I-NAMHS), that 1 out of 3 Indonesian youth aged 10-17 years has mental health problems (Sindonews).

“Is Social Media dangerous?” is a very common topic of concern and rightfully so. To give a straight and simple answer- yes, it is dangerous. To quote my dad, “It’s as if I was going to send you into a drug infested neighborhood and say, ‘Don’t be home too late! Have fun!’” He couldn’t be more spot on.

The BBC reported that six Afghan Muslim men thought to be in their 30s died in the English Channel on the 13th of August, 2023. The French coast guard said the vessel got into difficulty in the sea near Calais in the early hours of Saturday. Officials said Fifty-nine people - many of them Afghans - were rescued by French and British coastguards.