my first guest is zeinab hijazi, the senior health and technical advisor at unicef. welcome to washington post live. >> thank you for having me. >> a quick note to our audience, we would love to hear your questions. tweet us using the handle @post live. let's start off with statistics. i heard that one in seven kids under 19 years old experience some kind of mental health disorder around the world. does this figure sound correct to you? >> yes. mental health and these statistics are an important indication of mental health being this global issue. of course, it remains stigmatized and underfunded in almost every country rich or poor and poor mental health in childhood or adolescence prevents children from reaching their two true potential. far too many children are burning under the weight up under addressed mental health issues. -- estimating other statistics that are important to note including that one in four children live with a parent who has a mental health condition and that really has -- all mental conditions -- most cases go undetected and untreated and thi

thank you very much, zeinab. decide to choose a career where you provide counselling and therapy to people who've committed acts which many brand as simply being pure evil? well, i first got interested in this career because i was interested in law and ethics. that very interesting question of how should we treat people who've done terrible things? so i started by assessing those people and giving evidence in court and really beginning to try and understand how people came to commit acts of violence. and once i got into that a bit more, i felt that i actually wanted to offer therapy to them, partly in order to understand them better, but also partly to try and reduce their risk, if i could. you trained as a doctor and then you moved into psychiatry, and then you also trained as a psychotherapist and moved into working with sexual offenders. you say you're interested in what makes the person who they are, but i have to put it to you that perhaps there's a bit of a morbid fascination you have? i don't see it as a f

welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi.the firstsite gallery, in colchester, in the east of england. my guests are the contemporary artists, the singh twins, who have a major exhibition of their work here. the singh twins combine their dual british and indian heritage to make provocative art that has a strong political message. but sometimes, do these two traditions collide? singh twins, welcome to hardtalk. now, you were born in england, but you took a trip for the first time to india when you were teenagers in 1980, and that's when you were first exposed to indian miniature paintings. you describe that as a turning point in your lives — why? well, the trip to india was a turning point in our lives for a couple of reasons, really. we were born and brought up in britain. we were aware of our indian heritage, but i don't think we really felt so deeply attached to it until we went to india and we had the opportunity to travel around india and experience that culture in all its diversity, and we really connected with that. and

my first guest is zeinab hijazi, the senior health and technical advisor at unicef.elcome to washington post live. >> thank you for having me. >> a quick note to our audience, we would love to hear your questions. tweet us using the handle @post live. let's start off with statistics. i heard that one in seven kids under 19 years old experience some kind of mental health disorder around the world. does this figure sound correct to you? >> yes. mental health and these statistics are an important indication of mental health being this global issue. of course, it remains stigmatized and underfunded in almost every country rich or poor and poor mental health in childhood or adolescence prevents children from reaching their two true potential. far too many children are burning under the weight up under addressed mental health issues. -- estimating other statistics that are important to note including that one in four children live with a parent who has a mental health condition and that really has -- all mental conditions -- most cases go undetected and untreated and this

welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi.t acts of extreme sexual violence? well, a starting point is whether such people are inherently evil or whether they are sick.

zeinab badawi heads to la scala in milan, one of the world's most prestigious opera houses. an opera fan for decades, and i want to share my passion with you. so i'm on a mission to find out how opera is making itself fit for the future. this time i'm meeting some of the top creatives who make sure that the magic happens so that the big stars can shine so brightly on the night. i feel it really like a pilot. i mean, we are ready. the plane is fine. we have checked everything we could check. we take off, but then anything can happen. la scala in milan is one of the greatest opera houses and a firm favourite here is the thrilling bulgarian soprano sonya yoncheva. i think it's a special moment where instrumentalists and voice are collaborating in a way that they inspire each other. everyone likes sonya. she's a gorgeous voice, first of all, she's a very good musician. the art of putting together an opera and how it's being reimagined in the 21st century. let me take you to the opera. voices chatter sitting in the audience at la scala in milan waiting for the curtain to go up is

zeinab was 38. "i feel like i've lost my whole life, i'm so lonely."y main support. "without her, my life is meaningless." in the neighbouring village, this man's sister was turned away from two medical facilities and died on the road to the third a few months ago. he's taken in her daughter, a five—year—old, whose father works in iran. translation: if we had proper clinics _ and good roads, i would not have lost my sister. now what will happen to her daughter? he was hoping to get his sister to this facility, badakhshan�*s main hospital. better equipped than any other in the province, but overwhelmed. since foreign funds stopped they've had to reduce their beds by a third. in every cot, there are at least two women. staggering evidence here of how quickly the situation is unravelling. this room and another one next door is full of women who have miscarried. doctors tell us there are twice as many miscarriages this year than in 2021. stress and hunger are the main triggers. this woman tells me what she eats every day. translation: | drink tea - in the

zeinab badawi finds out how the opera world is making itself fit for the future and what it takes to become a top opera star. i've been an opera fan for decades, and i want to share my passion with you, so i'm on a mission to find out how opera is making itself fit for the future. i've come to munich to meet one of my all—time opera heroes, the german tenor jonas kaufmann, who's widely viewed as the world's leading opera singer. he's a charismatic person, performer. his way of communicating, his intelligence that one hears whenever he is singing, isjust unique. and that makes him really very special. but the pressures of staying at the top are immense. the highs and lows of life as an operatic celebrity from one of the people who knows him best. to get to the top is not so difficult, but to stay there, this is really a hard one. are the sacrifices worth it? the moment it all falls into place and you are at a position that you've hardly ever dreamt of is so much of a payback that everything, all the work that you've done before, seems to be minimal. jonas kaufmann unveiled. let me tak

welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi.xhibition of their work here. the singh twins combine their dual british and indian heritage to make provocative art that has a strong political message. but sometimes, do these two traditions collide?

zeinab was 38.ly." she says "i've lost my main support. "without her, my life is meaningless." in the neighbouring village, this man's sister was turned away from two medical facilities and died on the road to the third a few months ago. he's taken in her daughter, a five—year—old, whose father works in iran. translation: if we had proper clinics and good l roads i would not have lost my sister. now what will happen to her daughter? he was hoping to get his sister to this facility, badakhshan's main hospital. better equipped than any other in the province, but overwhelmed. since foreign funds stopped they've had to reduce their beds by a third. in every cot there are at least two women. staggering evidence here of how quickly the situation is unravelling. this room and another one next door is full of women who have miscarried. doctors tell us there are twice as many miscarriages this year than in 2021. stress and hunger are the main triggers. this woman tells me what she eats every day. translation

. >> we are out of time so i have to leave it there but zeinab hijazi, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you, paige. >> will be back -- i>> hello anr those joining. i am the deputy newsletter editor at the washington post. i am pleased to welcome my next guest, someone who i have spoken with before, the u.s. surgeon general to talk us through the mental health of young americans . welcome back to washington post live. >> thanks. it is good to be with you again. >> before we get started, a note to our audience, we would love to hear your questions. tweet us and we will incorporate those. a lot to talk about in terms of youth mental health, but i want to throw a couple of questions at you about monkeypox, because that is top of mind for a lot of people and dominating headlines. at the moment, the u.s. has the most known cases in the world, spreading particularly rapidly in new york city, and the administration has been under fire for its response. i would love to hear from you, but should the government be doing more of to get this outbreak under control? >> well, i am glad you a

zeinab says she was discharged before she was ready.ery good practice happening up and down the country but of course there is an awful lot of variation in practice. the government said it was working to recruit an extra 27,000 mental health professionals by 2024. for steve, lessons must be learned. seeing her there after she was meant to go in these hospitals to be able to come back out and hopefully lead a normal life, we shouldn't be going there and seeing my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/action line. now to afghanistan — where almost a year has passed since the taliban seized control of the country in a lightning advance. our correspondent secunder kermani has been back to kabul to check in with the people he met at the time. two parallel lives transformed by the taliban takeover. when the taliban entered kabul last august, many were terrified. youtuber, rowena, went and filmed them. "men's and women's rights are e

zeinab was 38. "i feel like i've lost my whole life, i'm so lonely." life is meaningless." in the neighbouring village, this man's sister was turned away from two medical facilities and died on the road to the third a few months ago. he's taken in her daughter, a five—year—old, whose father works in iran. translation: if we had proper clinics _ and good roads, i would not have lost my sister. now what will happen to her daughter? he was hoping to get his sister to this facility, badakhshan's main hospital. better equipped than any other in the province, but overwhelmed. since foreign funds stopped they've had to reduce their beds by a third. in every cot, there are at least two women. staggering evidence here of how quickly the situation is unravelling. this room and another one next door is full of women who have miscarried. doctors tell us there are twice as many miscarriages this year than in 2021. stress and hunger are the main triggers. this woman tells me what she eats every day. translation: 1 drink tea - in the morning, tea for lunch, and for d

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zeinab was a camhs inpatient for four years and says in some units, there was insufficient therapy onot proactive in stopping it from happening in the first place. as well as those who died in inpatient care, bbc news has found that since 2019, a further 26 patients have died within a year of leaving camhs units. zaynab says she was discharged before she was ready. so i would tell people that i was ok, that i wasn't going to self—harm, i wasn't going to end my life. and then as soon as i got in the community, that's exactly what i would do. experts point to a staffing shortage. there's been chronic underinvestment over the years in face of unprecedented demand. there are some pockets of very good practice happening up and down the country but, of course, there is an awful lot of variation in practice. the government said it was working to recruit an extra 27,000 mental health professionals by 2024. for steve, lessons must be learned. seeing her there after she was meant to go in these hospitals to be able to come back out and hopefully lead a normal life, we shouldn't be going there t

zeinab badawi finds out how the opera world is making itself fit for the future and what it takes totop opera star. i've been an opera fan for decades, and i want to share my passion with you. so i'm on a mission to find out how opera is making itself fit for the future. this time i'm meeting some of the top creatives who make sure staying at the top is not easy. to aet staying at the top is not easy. to net to staying at the top is not easy. trr get to the top is not so difficult, but to stay there, this is really hard. are the sacrifices worth it? the moment it all falls into place and you are at a position you have hardly ever dreamt of it so much of a payback that everything, all the work you have done before seems to be minimal. let me take you to the opera. i have come to the opera house in his hometown of to find out more about his meteoric rise to global fame. the bavarian state opera house is where he began his career and tickets are always snapped up for his performances. during intervals, they do a brisk trade. which single artist do you sell them as dvds of? the trade. wh

zeinab says she was discharged before she was ready.fing shortage. there's been chronic underinvestment over the years in face of unprecedented demand. there are some pockets of very good practice happening up and down the country but, of course, there is an awful lot of variation in practice. the government said it was working to recruit an extra 27,000 mental health professionals by 2024. for steve, lessons must be learned. seeing her there after she was meant to go in these hospitals to be able to come back out and hopefully lead a normal life, we shouldn't be going there to see my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaeker. hello. the met office has issued an extreme heat warning for later in the week and into the weekend, so how will the heatwave compared to the last one? we are not expecting record—breaking temperatures and certainly not the dizzy h

zeinab says she was discharged before she was ready.'s exactly what i would do. experts point to a staffing shortage. there has been chronic underinvestment over the years in face of unprecedented demand. there are some pockets of very good practice happening up and down the country but of course there is an awful lot of variation in practice. the government said it was working to recruit an extra 27,000 mental health professionals by 2024. for steve, lessons must be learned. seeing her there after she was meant to go in these hospitals to be able to come back out and hopefully lead a normal life, we shouldn't be going there and seeing my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. amazon staff are threatening further strike action after a string of walk outs over pay. nina's here to explain what's going on. it's becoming an increasingly familiar message. workers saying their pay isn't meeting inflation and they want to

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zeinab was 38. translation: | feel like i've - lost my whole life, i'm so lonely.oad to the third a few months ago. he's taken in her daughter, a five—year—old, whose father works in iran. translation: if we had proper. clinics and good roads, i would not have lost my sister. now what will happen to her daughter? he was hoping to get his sister to this facility, badakhshan's main hospital. better equipped than any other in the province, but overwhelmed. since foreign funds stopped they've had to reduce their beds by a third. in every cot there are at least two women. staggering evidence here of how quickly the situation is unravelling. this room and another one next door is full of women who have miscarried. doctors tell us there are twice as many miscarriages this year than in 2021. stress and hunger are the main triggers. this woman tells me what she eats every day. translation: | drink tea - in the morning, tea for lunch, and for dinner we find something to cook and eat. we had no food the day this happened. i was going to our relatives' home to borrow some rice

zeinab was a camhs inpatient for four years and says in some units, there was insufficient therapy onince 2019, a further 26 patients have died within a year of leaving camhs units. zaynab says she was discharged before she was ready. so, i would tell people that i was ok, that i wasn't going to self—harm, i wasn't going to end my life. and then as soon as i got in the community, that's exactly what i would do. experts point to a staffing shortage. there's been chronic— underinvestment over the years in face of unprecedented demand. there are some pockets of very good practice happening up and down- the country but, of course, there is an awful lot - of variation in practice. the government said it was working to recruit an extra 27,000 mental health professionals by 2024. for steve, lessons must be learned. seeing her there after she was meant to go in these hospitals to be able to come back out and hopefully lead a normal life, we shouldn't be going there to see my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of theissues if you've been affect

zeinab says she was discharged before she was ready.en as soon as i got in the community, that's exactly what i would do. experts point to a staffing shortage. there has been chronic underinvestment over the years in face of unprecedented demand. there are some pockets of very good practice happening up and down the country but of course there is an awful lot of variation in practice. the government said it was working to recruit an extra 27,000 mental health professionals by 202a. for steve, lessons must be learned. seeing her there after she was meant to go in these hospitals to be able to come back out and hopefully lead a normal life, we shouldn't be going there and seeing my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news. let's speak now with dr elaine lockhart, who is based in glasgow and is chair of the royal college of psychiatrists's child and adolescent faculty. thank you forjoining us. first of thank you for “oining us. first of all, what thank you for “oining us. first of all. what is _ thank you forjoining us. first o