StrongMinds in The News
Since October 2023, Zambia has been grappling with a major cholera outbreak that has taken the lives of more than 500 people and infected more than 13,000, leading the government to close down schools and universities until February 12th, 2024. To address the growing need for medical support, a soccer stadium in Lusaka has been…
Poor countries are developing a new paradigm of mental health care. America is taking note. This is what the future of mental health could look like. By Sigal Samuel, Senior Reporter at Vox When you look at the numbers, it’s easy to gape in horror. In Ghana, a nation of 32 million people, there are only…
Published by Meenakshi Dalal, Media Relations Officer at WHO Regional Office for Africa Kampala – Poor access to mental health care in many African countries due to low government investment is one of the major hurdles to prevention and care services. On average African governments allocate less than 50 US cents per capita to mental…
By Capital FM News Reporter Kidandi Moses Experts have warned of an urgent need to address growing depression cases across the country, especially in local communities. This mental health condition has resulted in many cases of unexplained deaths due to suicide, violence, school dropouts, poverty, and more. Depression is a common and serious medical condition…
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 untreated mental health conditions has become undeniable, as families around the world struggle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to the stressors of everyday life. This is…
Psychology Today talks to Tina Ntulo about the impact of depression stigma on women in Uganda, and what StrongMinds is doing to combat misinformation and reframe the conversation about depression in the communities we serve.
In an article for the World Economic Forum’s Agenda blog, Sean Mayberry writes about the urgent need for depression treatment among women in sub-Saharan Africa, and how Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy is the most effective, cost-efficient, and scalable approach. Read the full article.
“In many African families, it’s really the woman who is the backbone of that household. When she is strong, the family thrives. When she is weak or suffering, the entire family suffers.” – Sean Mayberry This is one of the many key insights about mental health in Africa shared by our own Sean Mayberry when he…
To mark World Mental Health Day (10th October), StrongMinds is launching an awareness campaign called “30 Days of Good Mental Health” on popular Ugandan radio stations Capital FM and Beat FM. The media partnership will see important mental health tips and messages broadcast up to five times a day, beginning on World Mental Health Day…
Ugandan women suffer from unipolar depression at twice the rate of men. StrongMinds trains mental health facilitators who lead peer-group therapy sessions for Ugandan women, and aims to reach two million women by 2025. Read on for this recent article published in Stanford Social Innovation Review. Fall_2018_Strength_in_Numbers (2)