AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMental Health Care in SVG: A new opinion piece highlights alleged mistreatment of people living with mental illness, citing cases involving attacks and a shooting by police at Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, and calls for upgrades to the Mental Health Centre and better care. Sexual Violence Support: The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) held a Survivor Empowerment Workshop at Black Point, bringing together counsellors, social workers, healthcare and mental health practitioners to focus on healing after investigations. Public Health Leadership: Dr. Eva Jané Llopis assumed duties as PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, tasked with strengthening resilient, equitable, people-centred health systems across the region including SVG. Adolescent Health Education: The REACH Project launched a webinar series on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, covering mental health, nutrition, stigma reduction, and parent-teen communication. Climate-Resilient Farming: ADOPT Caribbean soil-health kits were handed to SVG farmers under IICA/CARDI support, including tools for compost, organic mulch, and improved farm monitoring. Immigration Policy (Regional Impact): Caribbean immigration advocates in New York welcomed a US court ruling striking down a Trump visa-processing suspension affecting nationals from 75 countries, including several Caribbean states.
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