Recovering From a Childhood Filled with Grief and Trauma
A period of grief is normal after the loss of a loved one. But when the grief fails to eventually subside or is compounded by…
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Mary’s Recovery from her “Downward Spiral into Darkness”
In some villages in Zambia, it is considered tradition to inherit a marriage after the death of a sibling or cousin, regardless of your age….
Deborah’s Story
Meet Deborah, a 34-year old widow and mother living with HIV. She lost her husband six years ago and is caring for his many orphaned…
Profiles in Adolescent Depression Recovery
Meet Doreen & Jaffar Doreen carries herself confidently, her smile as striking as the bright green dress she wears for her school uniform. But there…
Joan’s Story
Joan, 31, is the mother of three girls and the “house mother” for eight boys, at a boarding school for kids abandoned on the streets…
StrongMinds Officially Expands into Zambia
StrongMinds is pleased to announce we have expanded our mental health services to Zambia. Working closely with Zambia’s Ministry of Health and other partners, we…
StrongMinds Mourns the Loss of Medi Ssengooba
In December, the entire StrongMinds team was deeply saddened when we lost a dear friend and colleague. Medi Ssengooba, who served as a longstanding StrongMinds…
Daughter Shares Story of Mother’s Recovery from Depression
HARVESTING HAPPINESS Afiya, 16, shares her story of her mother, Adellah’s recovery from the ‘Black Night’ of depression I remember that bright morning, waking up…
StrongMinds launches mental health awareness campaign in Uganda
To mark World Mental Health Day (10th October), StrongMinds is launching an awareness campaign called “30 Days of Good Mental Health” on popular Ugandan radio…
StrongMinds featured in the Fall issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review
Ugandan women suffer from unipolar depression at twice the rate of men. StrongMinds trains mental health facilitators who lead peer-group therapy sessions for Ugandan women,…