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New blog-salt and light for youth!

 Hello! It has been a long time since I last posted on this blog. Apologies to those who I have not replied to; I will endeavour to respond. I am writing this post because I have started a new blog, titled Salt and Light for Youth. This is a blog which I have started as part of volunteer work in SHINE's Nothing is Impossible 2021 campaign. Every week, I will be posting up an article covering different aspects of teenager's mental health.  Why is this important? Because according to the WHO, half of all mental health conditions start by 14 years of age but most are undetected and untreated. In Singapore alone, 1 in 7 people are diagnosed with mental health problems, prevalence being in groups aged 18-34.  To ensure that today's young adults can grow up to become stable, happy, independent adults, it is important that we care for them. As such, in conjunction with SHINE's campaign, for every blog post which I put up, its is sincerely hoped by both SHINE and me that you co