4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (314+ words) Nickie Vella de Fremeaux has opened up about her almost 22-year battle with depression, sharing a deeply personal message to remind people that mental health struggles do not always have a visible face. “Here is the face of someone who…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (238+ words) A Maltese child and adolescent mental health organisation has warned that the fallout surrounding the Daphne Caruana Galizia case could have a wider psychological impact on young people. ACAMH Malta issued the warning in the aftermath of the recent trial…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (311+ words) Malta recorded the third-lowest suicide rate in the European Union in 2023, according to new Eurostat data published ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day. The country recorded a standardised death rate of 5.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, placing it behind only Cyprus, at…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (283+ words) Maltese students might want to make the most of those final September beach days, because they’re among the last in Europe to head back to the classroom. A graphic comparing the start of the school year across the European Union…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (122+ words) The new facility is expected to cut around 10 minutes from emergency patient transfers between Gozo and Mater Dei Hospital, potentially saving valuable time in critical situations. Currently, patients requiring helicopter transfers from Gozo must first be transported by ambulance from…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (148+ words) The Mental Health Association Malta is inviting the public to take part in its annual Walking for Mental Health event in Valletta on Sunday, 11th October. The walk will begin at Triton Fountain at 10am before making its way along Republic Street…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) Three cyclists have officially set off on an ambitious 1,800km journey from Turin to Malta, all in aid of Hospice Malta and Friends of Don Bosco Malta. David Gauci, Roderick “Rokku” Spiteri and Joaquin Rodriguez began the T2M Cycling Challenge from Valdocco,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (150+ words) The Malta Ranger Unit has appealed for information after two people allegedly beat a protected juvenile Western Whip Snake to death with golf clubs in St Paul’s Bay. According to the Ranger Unit, the incident took place at around 1:40pm in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (149+ words) The Malta Dementia Society is inviting the public to take to the streets of Valletta later this month for its Annual Memory Walk for Dementia. Taking place on Saturday 26th September, the walk will commemorate World Alzheimer’s Month while showing support…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (215+ words) Bikers from across Malta will take to the road later this month for a special ride raising awareness about mental health and suicide prevention. Richmond Foundation is teaming up with the Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) Malta Chapter for Bike It for…...