Videos on mental health produced by Thomson Reuters Foundation
The first is ‘Shanghai Tulip: Breaking China’s Mental Health Taboo’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MafNnwbK7fQ) about Chen Wei, a former businessman who founded China’s first support group for people with mental health issues after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2003.
The second is ‘Counsellors on Motorbikes Bring Depression Care to Homes in Goa’, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-O3QmBkeh0) about Sangath, an NGO that trains local people to become counsellors in order to close the so-called ‘treatment gap’ in the region, and provide help for people suffering from depression in their own homes. They help people with depression and reach out into the local community to raise awareness of the symptoms.