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    Mental Health

    Supporting women with mental ill-health in pregnancy and after birth: lessons...

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    Women in low- and middle-income countries experience high levels of common mental disorders – anxiety and depression – during pregnancy and the first year...

    Memorandum: Youth Day Parade for Justice & Change

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    Dear Mr President, We want to have a future! We – the youth – have addressed this memorandum to you and to every public servant...

    The importance of World AIDS Day

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    HIV/AIDS remains a major public health issue that affects millions of people worldwide. There were almost 37.7 million people globally living with HIV...

    9 myths about mental health and illness

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    There are many myths and stigmas about mental health and illness due to a lack of understanding. Mental illnesses are real diseases that affect...

    You can’t pray mental illness away

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    October is Mental Health Awareness month in South Africa. South Africa is also a deeply religious country. That’s why it is important to address...

    The Namakwa Civic Movement believes the Northern Cape deserves better

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    The Namakwa Civic Movement (NCM) is a political party from the Northern Cape province. They are based in Springbok which forms part of the...

    Mental health and illness explained

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    Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health globally. Nearly one billion people live with a mental disorder/mental illness. Mental...

    Hashtag Our Stories’s Mohammed Arai on mental health awareness

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    October is Mental Health Awareness Month in South Africa. An important aspect at the heart of changing attitudes about mental health is storytelling. Mental...

    Universities must prioritise support for student mental health

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    According to the World Health Organisation, more than 30% of university students have experienced a common mental disorder in the past year. The South...

    How poverty and violence are linked with anxiety in young South...

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    Andrew Gibbs, South African Medical Research Council Over the past 10 years there has been increasing awareness of the importance of promoting good mental health...

    The List: how to manage your anxiety during these times

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    With the civil unrest spreading in South Africa, many are likely to be experiencing anxiety and fear. If you are feeling any intense emotions,...

    Why everyone needs to be advocating for menstrual rights

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    Another week, another amazing conversation!  This week we chatted to the Minister of Menstruation Candice Chirwa (if you don’t know her, where have you been...

    How to access mental health resources online

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    For the longest time, South Africa has been a country facing a mental health crisis. With the coronavirus pandemic, this crisis has deepened as...

    Covid-19: How survivors’ guilt might be affecting you

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    Living through a pandemic, surrounded by death and illness and growing inequality, is a difficult thing. But when adding to all that feelings of...

    How the pandemic is hurting university students’ mental health

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    Emmanuel Ojo, University of the Witwatersrand; Annie Burger, Stellenbosch University; Anthony J Onwuegbuzie, University of Cambridge; Bryan Jason Bergsteedt, Stellenbosch University; Samantha Adams, Stellenbosch...

    After the Bo-Kaap video, how do we support survivors of gender-based...

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    A viral video uploaded to  YouTube in which a woman details allegations of paedophillia against her paternal grandfather has left many of us...

    Challenging Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination in Black Communities

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    In South Africa, the month of October has been declared Mental Health Awareness Month with the objective of not only educating the public about...

    A list: Good examples of mental health representation in pop culture

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    Mental health representation in popular culture is often inaccurate and stigmatising. Instead of creating understanding and empathy, the representation oftentimes reinforces dangerous stereotypes. However,...

    Mermaid meat in Cape Town – Q&A with magical realism author...

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    In one sentence what is this book about?  Afro-Surrealism about smokkeling mermaid tails, whilst navigating mental illness and chasing kroon.  Where did the journey of writing...

    South Africa: The Reality of Providing Safe Abortion During A National...

    AS TOLD TO While South Africa’s lockdown regulations rules clearly state that abortion services are to continue throughout, some were turned back. Here’s how Kgaladi...