Described as a quiet epidemic affecting citizens from as young as twelve to as old as sixty, the local mental health crisis is forcing community organizations to take urgent action. With professional psychiatric resources stretched thin across the country, a new regional first-aid training program is turning teachers, priests, and pastoral care workers into immediate crisis responders.

Faith Cheruiyot reports

A mental health crisis is quietly gripping Trinidad and Tobago, affecting both the young and the old. In response the Samaritan Movement has stepped in to train community leaders to act as frontline support.