Category Archives: Uganda

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…

StrongMinds is proud to release its latest report highlighting the transformative impact of our prison programming on mental health. As mental health challenges continue to…

Africa is urbanizing at an unprecedented pace, with its population growing rapidly. By 2050, 90% of the world’s urban population growth will be concentrated in…

Each year, June 20 marks World Refugee Day, a day when people around the world come together to honor those who have been forced to…

Every mother deserves a healthy start, but for millions of women around the world, pregnancy and early motherhood are overshadowed by depression.  Up to one…

The Katwe area of Kampala, Uganda is often referred to as a slum. Home to 35,000 people, the neighborhood sits on a rail line and…

In December, heavy rains swept across Uganda, triggering widespread flooding and catastrophic landslides. The mountainous Elgon region along the Kenya-Uganda border was hard-hit. A devastating…

Women’s voices are essential in the fight against depression. Not only are women more likely to experience depression than men, but they also face greater…

With nearly 2,000 cases of Mpox in Uganda as of a few weeks ago, it’s increasingly important to address the mental health impacts of the…

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…