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