{"id":1926,"date":"2020-02-06T17:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T17:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jomec.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2020-02-06T19:12:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T19:12:00","slug":"cardiff-raises-awareness-towards-childrens-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/cardiff-raises-awareness-towards-childrens-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Raises Awareness Towards Children\u2019s Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s Children\u2019s Mental Health Week all across the United Kingdom and Cardiff is hosting events until this Sunday to raise awareness of the issue. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Today office employees gathered in Cardiff to discuss mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Wells Smith is a representative in a law firm in Cardiff and fought mental health issues during her childhood. She had school phobia, a type social anxiety associated with fear of going to school. This condition was recognized by the British government as an actual disorder only last year. \u201cYou can be a 10-year-old kid with anxiety. I didn\u2019t think I could\u201d, says Lauren. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having overcome her fears, Lauren is now encouraging people to open up about mental health issues. Most recently, she was participating in an event in Cardiff called \u201cTime to talk Day\u201d. It\u2019s an opportunity for people come forward, discuss their problems and feel that they are not alone. Along with Lauren, Peter Lysandrou, who works in the same law firm, also contributed to the event by sharing his own experiences. \u201cI suffered from depression I was very afraid to open up about that\u201d, says Peter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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