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Do Asians need to do more to understand depression in their families?

More than 2,000 deaths have been registered as suicide in England in the first half of 2020, which charities have called a serious public health issue.

Ankur Desai wants your thoughts on whether Asian families understand depression. This comes after more than 2,000 deaths have been registered as suicide in England in the first half of 2020. Some experts also suggest Asian women are more likely to consider taking their lives than white women.

Also we’ll hear more about why clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, involving Oxford Univeristy, has been put on hold and what it means going forward.

Our reporter Pria Rai talks to a woman who runs an anonymous blog, Brown Girl Dating, about sexual health and whether Asians talk about it openly enough.

And we’ll have our feature ‘Ladies First’, where an all-female panel discuss news stories that affect the everyday lives of British Asian women.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Arijit Singh & Shilpa Rao

    Ghungroo

    • War.
    • YRF Studios.
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

    Jag Ghoomeya

    • Sultan.
    • YRF Music.
  • Jasleen Royal

    Love You Zindagi

    • Dear Zindagi.
    • Sony Music India.
  • Diljit Dosanjh

    G.O.A.T.

    • G.O.A.T..
    • Famous Studios Inc..
    • 2.
  • Asim Azhar

    Sassi

    • Asim Azhar.

Broadcast

  • Thu 10 Sep 2020 10:00

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