Stqarrija mill-Isqfjiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex għall-Jum Dinji tas-Saħħa Mentali 2023
Fl‑okkażjoni tal‑Jum Dinji għas‑Saħħa Mentali 2023, bit‑tema ‘Is‑saħħa mentali hija dritt universali tal‑bniedem’, aħna l‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex nixtiequ nenfasizzaw kemm hu importanti li lkoll kemm aħna nieħdu ħsieb is‑saħħa mentali tagħna u tal‑oħrajn.
Niftakru, b’mod speċjali, f’dawk li għaddejjin minn problemi fis‑saħħa mentali tagħhom. Inħeġġukom bil‑ħerqa: fittxu l‑għajnuna li teħtieġu.
Nirringrazzjaw lil dawk kollha, fosthom NGOs, li qed jiddedikaw ruħhom b’impenn kbir biex joffru terapija u jagħtu risposta dinjituża fejn hemm problemi ta’ saħħa mentali.
Ninkoraġġixxu lil kulħadd biex inkunu ta’ appoġġ sħiħ għal xulxin —għall‑qraba tagħna, għall‑ħbieb, għall‑kollegi tax‑xogħol, u għal dawk kollha li għandhom dawn id‑diffikultajiet— biex ħadd ma jispiċċa waħdu bil‑piż tat‑tbatija. Kelma ta’ ġid tiswa mitqlu deheb f’mumenti bħal dawn.
Inħeġġu, b’mod speċjali, lill‑komunitajiet tagħna biex ikomplu jieħdu ħsieb dawk il‑persuni li qed ibatu minn solitudni jew li jħossuhom iżolati. Irridu nintebħu bil‑karba għall‑għajnuna li kultant tkun siekta u moħbija u tispiċċa ma tinstemax.
Nitolbu lill‑Mulej biex jgħinna lkoll ħalli dejjem ngħożżu l‑ħajja u d‑dinjità ta’ kull bniedem, u nwettqu l‑impenn tagħna għat‑tisħiħ tas‑saħħa mentali fis‑soċjetà tagħna.
✠ Charles Jude Scicluna
Arċisqof ta’ Malta
✠ Anton Teuma
Isqof ta’ Għawdex
✠ Joseph Galea-Curmi
Isqof Awżiljarju
Dun Jimmy Bonnici
Segretarju Ġenerali Konferenza Episkopali
Let us take care of our mental health and of each other
Statement by the Bishops of Malta and Gozo on World Mental Health Day 2023
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2023, with the theme ‘Mental health is a universal human right’, we, the Bishops, wish to emphasize how important it is for all of us to take care of our mental health and that of others.
Let us, in a special way, keep in mind all those who are experiencing mental health problems. We earnestly encourage you to seek the help you need.
We thank all those, including NGOs, who are wholeheartedly dedicating themselves to offering therapy and responding in a dignified manner where there are mental health problems.
We urge everyone to offer complete support to one another —to members of our family, to our friends, to our work colleagues, and to all those who are experiencing these difficulties— so that nobody will end up bearing the weight of suffering alone. A kind word is worth its weight in gold in such situations.
In a special way, we encourage our communities to continue caring for those who are suffering solitude or who feel isolated. We need to be attentive to the cry for help that is sometimes silent and hidden, remaining unheard.
We pray to God to help us all to always treasure life and the dignity of every person and to assist us in implementing our commitment to strengthening mental health in our society.
✠ Charles Jude Scicluna
Archbishop of Malta
✠ Anton Teuma
Bishop of Gozo
✠ Joseph Galea-Curmi
Auxiliary Bishop of Malta
Fr Jimmy Bonnici
General Secretary Episcopal Conference
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