Unicef in Cambodia launches new campaign to address mental health crisis


PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) in Cambodia on Wednesday (June 15) launched a new campaign called "I Feel Better When..." to raise awareness about mental health.

A study found that 45 per cent of surveyed adolescents in Cambodia worried about their safety during the Covid-19 pandemic, and 16 per cent felt more anxious or depressed since the crisis began, the Unicef said in a press statement.

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