Watch: PN MP Darren Carabott Shatters Silence Around Mental Health And Pressing Crises
PN MP Darren Carabott recently uploaded a video seeking to break the silence around several pressing issues in Maltese life: domestic violence, air pollution, dangerous driving, mental health, and more.
Carabott stared solemnly into the camera whilst rifling through cards that read, “A moment of silence because there’s been too much empty talk and very little action about drugs, domestic violence, air pollution, workers in danger, dangerous driving, the taboo around mental health”.
“Isn’t it better for us to stop using these subjects in passing and only talk about them when something happens?” said the MP, breaking the silence at the start of his video.
“Because when something happens, everyone talks about it, and then, after some time, it’s all over again.”
Carabott posted this video in light of recent events which have shaken communities across the Maltese islands in recent weeks, months and years, but no single event provoked his stance. As stated in his video appeal, these problems have been with us for a long time.
“Before we find a solution, we have to admit that these problems have been with us for a long time, and are continuing to grow. For that reason, we shouldn’t shun those who are talking about these subjects.”
“Why do we portray ourselves as a modern country, when there are basic things we don’t have any control over?”
The PN MP is talking about important issues such as an epidemic of mental health crises. We’re all aware of these, and many of us do seek to discuss them openly, but those discussions have not yet lead to the implementation of legal regulatory frameworks which could help ensure that those who are in need of help can access it as easily as possible.
On the side of workers being in danger, dangerous driving and air pollution, the government is the one that needs to intervene.
Doing so will come at the cost of short-term profit, so if history is anything to go by, they almost certainly will not.
“If we take action today, we can save a life today. Because tomorrow could be too late,” concluded Carabott.
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