The Saudi National Survey of Mental Health reported that 34% of Saudis were diagnosed with mental health disorders during some period of their lives, and the most common disorders in the Kingdom are separation anxiety disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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A statistic on mental health revealed that 75% of chronic mental illnesses begin at the age of 24 years, 50% of mental disorders begin to appear before the age of 14, and 1 out of 5 adults suffer from one of the disorders, and 25% of people faced a decision between Daily necessities and paying for mental health care, and 52% of those in need of psychological care tried to overcome them alone instead of seeking appropriate psychological care, and the statistic indicated that 10 million people over the age of 18 suffer from more than one addiction or health disorder. Mental.
In a related context, the branch of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in the Eastern Province, represented by the Social Development Sector, with the participation of the Department of Social Protection and Psychological Services, organized lectures, educational pillars and consultations, under the slogan: “Mental Health and Well-being for All 2022”, as part of the World Mental Health Day activities. The events aim to improve the quality of human life through mental health promotion programs, raise awareness of mental health issues among community members, and activate efforts to support them.
The educational lectures included a lecture that dealt with violence and neglect in childhood and its link to psychological disorders in adulthood, presented by a clinical psychologist, Masoumeh Al-Suwaiket. Which is not correct and does not reinforce positive behavior, and helps to improve the lifestyle.
Contribute effectivelyThe second lecture was entitled: “Mental Health and Quality of Life”, presented by a senior psychologist, Fatima Al-Asiri, who defined mental health as a state of psychological well-being at the emotional, psychological and social levels, and it affects the person’s feeling, interaction and adaptation with life and its events, as well as enabling him to confront Various pressures, achieve his potential, learn and work well and contribute effectively to the development of himself and his community.
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Watch.. A Jordanian resident in the Kingdom tells the story of his daughters’ marriage to Saudis..and reveals his will after his death
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Al-Marsad newspaper: Jordanian Abdullah Al-Kandani narrated, during an interview with Saudi TV, his journey inside the Kingdom from south to north, which lasted for 5 consecutive decades, the marriage of his sons and daughters to Saudis, and his will for them following his death.
Jordanian Abdullah Al-Kandani, 78, has lived in the Kingdom for five centuries. Abdullah said, “I came to the kingdom in 1389 with the Ministry of Education, and my share was in the Najran region in the Wadi Hamula, and I sat there for 6 years, then I asked to be transferred to the north, as it is close to Jordan.
He continued, so I was transferred to the Qurayyat area in the north of the Kingdom, and I served there for 16 years, and I got married with her, and God blessed me with 5 sons and 5 daughters.
He added, Our sons, no one knows them but Saudis, because they are all born in the Kingdom, brought up and educated here, and we practice all Saudi customs in food and drink and all our lives.
And he added, “We don’t feel that we ate our lunch unless the kabsa is present. Our papers are Jordanians, but our affiliation, our blood, and everything we are Saudis, even my children when there is a match between the Kingdom and any other country, all their feelings are with the Saudi teams and in Jordan they say you are Saudis.”
He added, “I hope to live the rest of my life here in the Kingdom, and I advise my children that following my death I will be buried here in this medical country in which I have lived my whole life.”
A violent clash between Saudi wrestlers inside a mall in the city during a press interview on the air • Al Marsad newspaper
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Al-Marsad Newspaper: A brawl erupted between two Saudi wrestlers, inside a commercial center in Madinah, while they were conducting a press interview.
A video clip circulating on social media showed the Saudi wrestler, “Mansour Al-Shuhail” and another wrestler, next to them, a journalist, who was interviewing them, and a verbal altercation erupted between the wrestlers.
The video showed Mansour trying to stop the other wrestler, who turned his face to him and went, so the second attacked him, and the verbal altercation turned into a quarrel and a fistfight.
The video explained, the security of the mall intervened, and tried to separate the wrestlers, who returned and quarreled once more, amid the screams of the audience.
A number of observers questioned the occurrence of a real quarrel between the wrestlers, noting that they did so just for the sake of excitement and suspense to attend inside the mall.
Details of the trial of an American woman because of Saudi students.. and the disclosure of the accusation against her
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Al-Marsad newspaper: A court in the US state of Georgia is currently examining the case of an American woman named Movant Stacey Spagner who took advantage of the comprehensive health insurance for Saudi students who were visiting a center owned by her husband for physiotherapy and registered the provision of many health services that she did not provide to them, during the period between 2015 and mid-2021, according to A legal case study report by an American law specialist named Justin Anand.
According to the report, the fraud was discovered by the Tax Authority, which discovered suspicions of tax evasion and the inconsistency of what she pays in taxes with her income, and was referred for investigation, so she tried to procrastinate accusing her husband of mistreating her and forcing her to misuse insurance for Saudi students and to impose large expenses on their health insurance that exceed services The treatment that was already provided to them, as the Saudi students’ insurance was of the excellent category and covered 100% of the treatment services provided at the center, but the investigation authorities were not convinced of her innocence, and she was referred to the trial where she is still in progress, while her husband was sentenced to 51 months in prison, After that, he is subject to conditional release for 3 years. According to the newspaper “Mecca”.