Sustainable development

Mental Health

Mental health support for children lacking in low and middle-income countries

November 24 2022 - More than 225 million children live with a mental disorder, which is more than the population of Germany, the UK, and France combined. Of these, 88% live in low and middle-income countries.

Mental Health

Making mental health a priority

June 29 2021 - Mental health is as important to children’s safety and wellbeing as their physical health. This understanding has led SOS Children’s Villages to emphasize mental health as a core component of care in recent years.

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A former street child becomes a nurse

August 4 2020 - As a three-year-old, Kamala Tapa (27) lived on the street in Kathmandu. Today she works as a nurse in the SOS Children's Village Sanothimi in Kathmandu.