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Now playing Next World News Mental health in the time of COVID-19: are we doing enough? The World Health Organization has been issuing guidance on how citizens can maintain wellbeing during self-isolation and quarantine, but leaving lockdown is also causing anxiety. 12/05/2020
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The loss of Caroline Flack has put the impact of online abuse on mental health in sharp focus ǀ View The tears on the cheeks of those who mourn the death of Caroline Flack are yet to dry, but now is the time to stop this from happening to anyone else. 26/02/2020
Now playing Next Belgium Belgian court acquits three doctors in landmark euthanasia case Belgium is among a few countries that allow doctors to kill patients at their request, and one of two that allow it for people with a mental illness. 31/01/2020
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