We talk with Lim Yi Wei, state assemblyman for Kampung Tunku in Selangor, Malaysia and an mental health advocate, and Alyannah Lagasca, the National Chairperson of Youth for Mental Health Coalition, Inc, a youth-led, non-government, volunteer organization whose main goal is to fight the stigma on mental health in the Philippines. We discuss issues surrounding Mental Health advocacy and policy, challenges they face from policy-makers and government leaders all in the current context of global pandemic.

Host: Cassie Deluria  

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Lim Yi Wei (facebook.com/LimYiWei.MY)

Youth for Mental Health Coalition, Inc. (facebook.com/YouthForMentalHealth)

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