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Silent struggle - Jamaican students battle rising mental health crisis

There is a rural high school in Jamaica where almost all students in a seventh-grade class are reportedly receiving counselling for self-harm ideation. One student, in a recent study by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), reported that she could not count the number of times she had tried to take her own life.

Caribbean NewsSep 6, 2026by Corey Robinson - Senior Staff Reporter

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Silent struggle - Jamaican students battle rising mental health crisis

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