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Mental Health Crisis

Reports highlight a severe mental health crisis in Cuba, featuring incidents of neglect, hospitalization challenges, rising homelessness, and violent acts amid schizophrenia struggles.

Teen Suicide Rates in Holguín Surge Due to Migration and Drug Use, Feminist Platform Warns
Teen Suicide Rates in Holguín Surge Due to Migration and Drug Use, Feminist Platform Warns

Published on 8/20/2025

Camagüey: Community Raises Alarm Over Neglect Following Reports of Violent Psychiatric Patient
Camagüey: Community Raises Alarm Over Neglect Following Reports of Violent Psychiatric Patient

Published on 7/20/2025

Heart-Wrenching Struggles in Holguín: Grandmother and Grandson Endure Dire Poverty
Heart-Wrenching Struggles in Holguín: Grandmother and Grandson Endure Dire Poverty

Published on 7/3/2025

Woman Injured as Brickell Drawbridge Opens While She Crosses
Woman Injured as Brickell Drawbridge Opens While She Crosses

Published on 6/29/2025

Young Man Climbs ETECSA Tower in Isla de la Juventud in Apparent Suicide Attempt
Young Man Climbs ETECSA Tower in Isla de la Juventud in Apparent Suicide Attempt

Published on 6/22/2025

Mother's Heartbreaking Plea for Help for Cuban Artist Chocolate MC: "He's Lost His Mind"
Mother's Heartbreaking Plea for Help for Cuban Artist Chocolate MC: "He's Lost His Mind"

Published on 6/2/2025

19-Year-Old Woman Dies After Jumping from 12th Floor in Camagüey
19-Year-Old Woman Dies After Jumping from 12th Floor in Camagüey

Published on 5/17/2025

South Florida Officers Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Woman
South Florida Officers Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Woman

Published on 4/22/2025

Cubana with Psychiatric Issues Sets House Ablaze in Caibarién
Cubana with Psychiatric Issues Sets House Ablaze in Caibarién

Published on 3/4/2025

Man Throws Niece from Fourth Floor in Sancti Spíritus Amid Mental Health Crisis
Man Throws Niece from Fourth Floor in Sancti Spíritus Amid Mental Health Crisis

Published on 3/1/2025

Woman Attacked in Santiago de Cuba Streets Recovering Well
Woman Attacked in Santiago de Cuba Streets Recovering Well

Published on 1/3/2025

Patient Flees Las Tunas Psychiatric Hospital Due to Starvation and Neglect
Patient Flees Las Tunas Psychiatric Hospital Due to Starvation and Neglect

Published on 11/22/2024

A Cuban Woman's Plea for Her Schizophrenic Brother: "We Need an Ambulance"
A Cuban Woman's Plea for Her Schizophrenic Brother: "We Need an Ambulance"

Published on 10/19/2024

Alarming Neglect of Mental Health Patients in Camagüey: A Harsh Reality Under Cuba's Regime
Alarming Neglect of Mental Health Patients in Camagüey: A Harsh Reality Under Cuba's Regime

Published on 10/3/2024

Rising Homelessness Crisis in Santiago de Cuba
Rising Homelessness Crisis in Santiago de Cuba

Published on 8/29/2024

Cuban Family Seeks Missing Young Man with Schizophrenia in Mayabeque
Cuban Family Seeks Missing Young Man with Schizophrenia in Mayabeque

Published on 7/21/2024

Young Man in Critical Condition after Jumping from Roof in Santiago de Cuba
Young Man in Critical Condition after Jumping from Roof in Santiago de Cuba

Published on 7/9/2024

Young Man Jumps From Rooftop, Lands on Power Lines in Santiago de Cuba
Young Man Jumps From Rooftop, Lands on Power Lines in Santiago de Cuba

Published on 7/9/2024