Are Lay Counselors the Next Frontier in Global Mental Health?
Kampala, Uganda – September 19, 2023 – Although 80% of the global population lives in low- and middle-income countries, high-income countries account for 90% of…
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Ten Years of Investing in Mental Health at StrongMinds is Accelerating Global SDG Progress
Kampala, Uganda, February 21, 2023 – Mental healthcare is critical to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 2023 marks the halfway point for reaching…
Ultra cyclist Jack Thompson’s feat to raise awareness of mental health
In 2022, Australian endurance athlete Jack Thompson will ride 1 million meters of elevation – two and a half times the height of the International…
Half a million people in Africa reached through our innovative depression treatment
StrongMinds has reached a new milestone: we have now treated depression in more than 100,000 women and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa and changed the lives…
StrongMinds to join Chat for Impact Accelerator
The Chat for Impact Summit, powered by WhatsApp, has named StrongMinds as one of ten 10 social justice organizations to join Impact Accelerator. Winners were…
PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 and Mental Health in Africa
NEW REPORT SHOWS HOUSEHOLD DISTRESS IS ON THE RISE IN UGANDA AND ZAMBIA DUE TO PANDEMIC KAMPALA, UGANDA – The COVID-19 pandemic is triggering an…