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…
From The Village Green of Maplewood and South Orange The following is from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT’s new Solve initiative recently announced the finalists…