Local Voices, Global Impact: How Youth in Africa Destigmatize Mental Health
This International Youth Day, we celebrate the incredible role young people play in transforming their communities, and nowhere is this more evident than in the…
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Adolescent Mental Health and Education: Breaking Barriers to Learning
As we celebrate International Day of Education, it’s important to address an often-overlooked factor that can affect students’ success: mental health. For many adolescents, untreated…
Improving Educational Outcomes by Supporting Adolescent Mental Health
As fall approaches, students across the globe prepare for the new school year. This time of year can bring a mix of excitement, anticipation, and…
Big Win for Mental Health in Uganda’s Schools
When 16-year-old Gabriele first entered Uganda as a South Sudanese refugee, he never imagined he’d soon be traveling to Kampala to lobby Parliament and Ministry…
StrongMinds Uganda and Ministry of Education Join Forces to Prioritize Adolescent Mental Health in Schools
Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) circulated guidelines instructing all academic institutions to implement mental health programming in schools on October 5. The milestone…
Why Does Mental Health in Africa Matter?
by Rasa Dawson, Chief Development and Communications Officer at StrongMinds Published on the OECD Forum Network’s blog Over the past few years, the impact of…
Educator Training Pilot Benefits Students and Teachers in Uganda
In 2021, StrongMinds launched an educator training pilot to explore the potential of instructing teachers to lead group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-G) sessions for adolescent students…