Mental Wellbeing Advice Shared at Qatar National Library to Mark World Mental Health Day

Press release

Published October 14th, 2018 - 05:24 GMT

Parents learned how to better manage the impact of the digital world on children.

Participants learned techniques to help control drivers of stress, anxiety and insomnia at a series of events marking World Mental Health Day at Qatar National Library. Advice on improving workplace experience, the impact of drugs on mental wellbeing, and on how to tackle daily life stress was shared by mental health specialists. Parents learned how to better manage the impact of the digital world on children.

The interactive events were organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Interior, Primary Healthcare Corporation, and Vodafone Qatar to celebrate World Mental Health Day.

Background Information

Qatar National Library

Qatar National Library acts as a steward of Qatar’s national heritage by collecting, preserving and making available the country’s recorded history. In its role as a research library with a preeminent heritage library, the Library fosters and promotes greater global insight into the history and culture of the Gulf region. As a public library, we provide equal access for all of Qatar's residents to an environment that supports creativity, independent decision-making, and cultural development. Through all our functions, we provide leadership to the country’s library and cultural heritage sector.