Health systems in large parts of SEA and the region have not yet adequately responded to the burden of mental disorders according to WHO. As a consequence, the gap between the need for treatment and its provision is large and only widening as the result of the last 2 years of pandemic isolation and disruption.

What is driving this and are we allowing too many young sufferers fall through the cracks? Hear Geetika Malhotra, a global practicing psychotherapist and counsellor reflect on the key challenges and priorities facing Asian mental health in adolescents and the youth.