Monrovia, Aug. 6 -- ECOWAS Parliament high-powered delegation has arrived in Liberia to raise awareness about the growing crisis of drug abuse and mental health challenges among young people in the region.

The visit is part of a broader regional outreach by ECOWAS lawmakers who are engaging member states to find joint solutions to what many now describe as a youth emergency across West Africa. Liberia is the third country to receive the mission after Guinea and Sierra Leone.

The visit also comes just days before a nationwide youth rally scheduled for August 7, organized under the theme "Say No to Drugs." The peaceful demonstration will see young people and civil society groups marching across Monrovia to call attention to the dangers ...