Lebanese Adolescents’ Mental Health: A Stroll in a Landmine of Crises

By Sarah Helmy, Visiting Contributor and Fadi Salahedin, Contributor

University students and adolescents in Lebanon have been through it all: an economic crisis that has led to the massive devaluation of the Lira, a social and political uprising, a massive explosion that has hit the heart of Beirut, and, the cherry on top, the ongoing COVID pandemic. This article tackles the colossal toll of all of these factors on Lebanese’ youth collective mental health, while including testimonies of students who have had it and are beyond tired and drained. We will also be interviewing Be Brave Beirut, a relatively new grassroots initiative, that has already managed to lift huge weights off the community in Lebanon’s shoulders by offering free psychosocial services and mental support!