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Imani McGee-Stafford, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player for the Atlanta Dream and a mental health advocate, joined StrongMinds in honoring of Mental Health Awareness Month…

StrongMinds: Treating Depression at Scale in Africa [vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=IBxWCPEoJpY” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_column_text] The 8-minute video goes into depth about StrongMinds’ work treating women with depression in Uganda…

By David J. Olson @davidjolson The problem with mental health and substance abuse in Africa and other developing countries is not that awareness has not…

Dr. Myrna Weissman, a member of the StrongMinds Advisory Board, recently released an updated and expanded edition of her book, The Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy. StrongMinds’…

[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/7yqYjzQ7n8g” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Watch as Rashidah shares her story about going from feeling hopeless and suicidal to having the confidence to start her own small…

Every Monday afternoon for the past six weeks, a group of 12 women have met on a neighbor’s porch. The StrongMinds Therapy Group, which selected…

Depression is the leading cause of disability globally. More than 25% African women are suffering from depression and 85% have no access to mental health…

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Winners of the 2017 Brain Health Challenge by MIT Solve, selected on September 17th, 2017 By: Alvaro Fernandez Yesterday, after a day of great pitches and…

Solve is Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) initiative to bring together problem-solvers to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through open innovation and partnership. Over…