mental health

Illustration. A classroom in Kosovo. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Sees Red in Pupils’ Self-Harm Amid Limited School Psychologists

Self-harm cases in elementary and secondary schools in Kosovo are increasing as school psychologists can only be hired if a school has over 1,000 students, based on an administrative instruction by the Kosovo Ministry of Education.

Left to wander the streets

Parents or guardians of mentally ill people in Kosovo face a tough decision – place their children in sub-standard institutional care, or leave them to roam around alone, and possibly come to harm.

Transforming Kosovo’s mental health system

The energy and potential of the diaspora should be utilized by Kosovo institutions to reform the country’s mental health sector.

Prishtina NGO to start suicide prevention hotline

A Kosovo NGO is fundraising for a crisis hotline, hoping to address a gap in the country’s mental health services left open despite a rise in suicide attempts since 2004.


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The cast of ‘Women of Troy’ at the end of the play. Photo: BIRN

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