Youth Spot app digitises services
Friday, July 22, 2022 | 100 Views |
Youth Spot Mobile App panelists
Sponsored by USAID, Botswana-Baylor, Unicef and Stepping Stone International, the Youth Spot app, which was officially launched on Thursday, is a massive collaborative effort to bring various support and counselling services closer to the youth who would otherwise be reluctant to use such services in person.
In recognition of the apprehension many of the youth have towards actively seeking assistance in regards to major issues affecting the youth such as HIV, the Youth Spot app provides anonymous support chat rooms, professional virtual counsellors, and live news feed updates on issues regarding the youth.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...