Nearly a month after devastating twin earthquakes struck Venezuela's central coast, survivors continue to face immense hardship. The powerful 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes claimed over 5,000 lives, displaced nearly 18,000 people, and caused an estimated $19.6 billion in damages, according to the World Bank. Families are still searching for missing loved ones while hospitals, schools, and critical infrastructure remain heavily damaged. Mental health experts have also raised alarms over rising trauma, depression, and suicide risks among survivors struggling to rebuild their lives.

Venezuela Earthquake disaster deepens | Thousands homeless, trauma crisis grows | Venezuela crisis

Decades of war and instability have created a mental health crisis in Afghanistan. One out of two Afghans suffer from some kind of psychological stress. A mental health specialist in Kabul is chipping away at the problem, one patient at a time.

South Asia Diary: Afghanistan's mental health crisis

According to a data, in Japan suicide this October claimed more lives than the COVID-19 did in the year 2020.

Japan: Suicide claim more lives in a month than COVID in a year