StrongMinds Raises Suicide Awareness on 93.1 Capital FM
By Capital FM News Reporter Kidandi Moses Experts have warned of an urgent need to address growing depression cases across the country, especially in local…
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Pamela’s Story: Treating Depression in Refugee Settings
33-year-old Pamela resides in a small village within Lamwo District, Northern Uganda. As a busy mom attempting to manage long-standing medical issues, her days are…
Why Does Mental Health in Africa Matter?
by Rasa Dawson, Chief Development and Communications Officer at StrongMinds Published on the OECD Forum Network’s blog Over the past few years, the impact of…
Educator Training Pilot Benefits Students and Teachers in Uganda
In 2021, StrongMinds launched an educator training pilot to explore the potential of instructing teachers to lead group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-G) sessions for adolescent students…
Harriet’s Story: From Client to Mental Health Facilitator
Before Harriet joined StrongMinds’ therapy group in 2017, her life was filled with pain and difficulty. As a single mother of twins, relying on her…
Fueling our work through technology
Building on our successes scaling through teletherapy during the pandemic, StrongMinds has now integrated phone-based technology throughout our operations, enhancing our ability to identify and…
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…
WHO Report: Pandemic triggers 25% spike in depression and anxiety
A new scientific brief from the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global prevalence of anxiety…
How Elizabeth transformed her grief into a mission to help others
Elizabeth (47) lives in Lusaka and is among our first cohort of Peer Facilitators in Zambia. When she joined a StrongMinds therapy group in 2019,…
Designer Clio Goldbrenner Launches New line of Bags to Benefit StrongMinds
Belgian designer Clio Goldbrenner has partnered with StrongMinds and EPIC to launch a new bag collection in support of mental health for women in sub-Saharan Africa. The…