INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8. The theme for 2025 is Accelerate Action – to move beyond ineffective strategies for women and increase efforts to promote gender equality. Ineffective policies concerning women and girls in TT…
Children’s Mental Health Week takes place from February 3-9, 2025 and focuses on the theme “Know Yourself, Grow Yourself”. This theme encourages children and young people to explore self-awareness and build resilience. It gives parents and teachers, whether at home…
THE EDITOR: The beginning of a new year is usually a time for reflection and the making of resolutions. The past year with all its ups and downs has taught us invaluable lessons. So much has happened, both good and bad…
MNC’s very own Dr. Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor spoke on Trinidad and Tobago’s Mental Health Status during a Facebook Live with the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ). Some important gems were shared during this important conversation. Watch the video now using the…
Part 2 DR MARGARET NAKHID-CHATOOR IT MUST have been more than 20 years ago when I encountered Lucas (not his real name), a nine-year-old boy who was referred to our programme that we were doing in some schools on youth empowerment….
Suicide is the second leading cause of death amongst Caribbean youth between the ages of 15 and 25. In 2017, almost one in seven adolescent students in Trinidad and Tobago had attempted suicide. In the rest of the population, the…
Important Message: Let us support all efforts to decriminalize suicide. Yes, sadly, suicide is still considered a crime in some countries. In this video, MNC’s very own Dr. Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor, along with others, shares some critical information about suicide. Watch…
DR MARGARET NAKHID-CHATOOR HAPPY NEW you! Yes. You read correctly. At the start of this new year, consider making you and your mental health a priority. Some of you have made your physical health, your financial stability and all your…
Narrator: Dr. Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor