How Can Sri Lanka Improve Its Mental Health Services Amidst Rising Pressures?

Sri Lanka faces a growing mental health crisis that touches every corner of society. Depression affects 19.4 percent of the population higher than the Asian regional average while among adolescents aged 13–17, 18 percent report persistent depression and 15 percent have seriously considered suicide. Economic stress, post-crisis trauma, academic pressure, and social stigma have pushed […]