Foreign Minister Elrington will address the 74th United Nations General Assembly tomorrow afternoon - but the Prime Minister's wife, Kim Barrow has been holding it down for Belize in New York all this week. She was there with a very full agenda as part of the Spouses Of CARICOM Leaders Action Network.
That group hosted a side event entitled "Ensuring Access and Equity in Adolescents, Children and Women's Health" on Tuesday where Sahar Vasquez of the MindHealth Connect NGO shared her story to raise awareness about mental health among adolescents. Here's a portion of her remarks:
SAHAR VASQUEZ, MIND/HEALTH CONNECT "To all those out there who are suffering in silence please know you are not alone. I know it sounds cliche but it is true. I know how hard the fight is and I know what it feels like to want to give up. I know what it feels like feel so alone in a world with billions of people buzzing around. Sharing my story is not easy but I hope it lets you feel less lonely and encourages you to ask for the help you deserve or talk to someone because your illness is real and there is hope."
Vasquez and Barrow also spoke at a side event called "No Health Without Mental Health: Time to Act and Invest in Adolescents!" at New York University's Kimmel Center.
Kim Barrow also participated in various panel discussions, and events for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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