Ms Donnah Vuma:

It is also very important for us to remember that there are children as well who are experiencing significant mental health issues. Speaking from my personal experience, I have three children myself. My youngest is nine years old. Over the past few months he has been showing signs of depression, to the point that he has come and said to me that sometimes when he feels sad he feels like killing himself.

This is a nine year old saying it to me. I am already facing personal mental health challenges but now I must face the extra burden of these children seeing me go through this and possibly experiencing their own mental health issues because of our position. It is very important that children are not overlooked and mental health services can be focused on the children as well.