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As a youth representative from Leh We Talk Organization, I had the privilege of participating in a two-day Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan Review 2024-2030 Workshop organized by The Carter Center. The workshop brought together young people and stakeholders to review Sierra Leone's Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan 2024-2030, identify its strengths, discuss existing gaps, and recommend practical improvements. Before attending this workshop, I knew mental health w

Leh We Talk’s 2025 Year-End Report highlights our impact in empowering young people through mental health awareness, entrepreneurship, and digital skills development. Explore our key achievements and what lies ahead as we continue to transform lives across Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone is in the grip of a public health emergency. A synthetic drug known as Kush has swept through communities, devastating the lives of young people. Behind the numbers are real individuals, students, siblings, children, caught in a cycle driven not by personal failure, but by poverty, hopelessness, and a lack of mental health support. To address this crisis, we must first understand why it is happening and what it will take to turn the tide. Kush has become alarming

Trigger Warning: This blog contains discussion of drug addiction, illness, and death. It also includes images of a young person affected by substance misuse, which some readers may find distressing. Sixteen years old. That is how old my cousin was when Kush took his life. Even now, writing that sentence feels unreal. I lost more than a cousin. I lost a brother, a friend, and a boy who had so much promi se. His name was Mustapha Apie , and his story still lives with me ev

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