How StrongMinds Responds to Clients at Risk of Suicide
Suicidality is a global mental health problem, with some statistics estimating that up to 19% of chronically depressed individuals have reported suicide attempts. At StrongMinds,…
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In Conversation: Rose and Her Lifetime of Community Work From Community Mobilization to Mental Health
Rose has spent more than two decades at the heart of community work in Kabwe, Zambia, in the same area where she was born and…
StrongMinds Launches in Rwanda: Our Newest Partnership
StrongMinds is launching operations in Rwanda in partnership with the Rwanda Biomedical Centre. In 2026, StrongMinds will begin the training needed to bring our IPT-G…
Uganda Releases National Guidelines for Mental Health in Schools
Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports has released new national Guidelines for Integrating Mental Wellbeing and Psychosocial Support in Education Institutions, a first-of-its-kind framework built…
How We Met Our Big Outrageous Goal by Letting Go of It Entirely
When I started StrongMinds in 2013, I set what felt like a properly outrageous goal: we would treat 2 million people in Africa for depression…
The Small Victories That Signal Depression Recovery
There isn’t always a moment when someone recovering from depression says, “I feel better.” More often, recovery reveals itself quietly. A mother who has spent…
StrongMinds at the UN: Making the Case for Mental Health in the Global HIV Response
In June, StrongMinds joined global health leaders at the United Nations to advocate for a critical but often overlooked piece of the HIV response: mental…
A Fireside Chat with our Adolescent Mental Health Specialist
Rebecca Namuli, Mental Health Specialist and Regional Lead for the East Central Region at StrongMinds Uganda, recently led research and writing for the StrongMinds report,…
Climate Disasters and the Hidden Toll on Mental Health
The world over, the weather is unpredictable. Seasons that used to follow familiar patterns now bring prolonged droughts and heavy rains, resulting in devastating floods….
Tanzania Partners with StrongMinds to Expand Community Mental Health Services
Partnership Will Train Community Health Workers to Deliver Group Therapy in 2026 Kampala, Uganda – (iApril 28, 2026) StrongMinds, a global non-profit that treats depression…