Lydia Abela: Seeking help for mental health issues is 'not a weakness'

PM's wife says she will soon announce initiative for schools

Seeking help to address mental health issues is not a weakness, Lydia Abela stressed on Tuesday when addressing an international conference in Brussels.

Abela, the Prime Minister’s wife, said that she would soon be in a position to announce an "important initiative" to provide young people with tangible help to tackle mental health issues in schools.

October 10 marks World Mental Health Day. 

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The conference was organised by the European Commission and was also addressed by, among others EU vice-president Margaritis Schinas, health commissioner Stella Kyriakides and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.

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