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France battles kids’ mental health problems with free counseling


Thu 15 Apr 2021 | 05:28 PM
Ahmed Emam

In France, authorities declared on Wednesday that free psychological counseling will be provided to children and teenagers struck by a wave of mental health difficulties that accompanied the covid-19 pandemic, according to the French news agency.

During a meeting with medical staff members of the child psychiatry department at Reims hospital, France's President Emmanuel Macron promised free psychological counseling Wednesday for children and teenagers struck by a wave of mental health difficulties that accompanied the coronavirus pandemic.

On this basis, those aged 3 to 17 will be entitled to 10 free sessions with a  psychologist. In the same context, the French presidency revealed that the scheme will run for the duration of the health crisis.