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Africa: Why Social Workers Suffer From Depression and Need Help Too
Nation, 10 October 2019
The task of helping people cope with traumatic events in their lives in an environment free of stigma is one that mental health professionals shoulder selflessly. Read more »
Shocking Findings as World Commemorates World Mental Health Day
Patients are required to be as transparent as possible as they narrate what troubles them in order to get adequate help and accurate diagnoses. Though this work is voluntary, social workers may fall victim to vicarious trauma after hearing gory details of a patient's traumatic events. For social workers involved in humanitarian work, offering aid to the severely traumatised and witnessing first-hand the atrocities meted out on them increases the risk of vicarious trauma, writes Anita Murage for Daily Nation.
Every 40 seconds, someone, somewhere in the world, dies by suicide. On World #MentalHealth Day, @WHO is calling for 40 seconds of action to prevent suicide.
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Nigeria: Mental Disorders, Suicide Rate, Higher Among Health Workers - Psychiatrist
Premium Times, 25 September 2019
A Psychiatrist, Oluyomi Esan, says mental disorders and suicide rate are higher among medical practitioners than in any other profession. Read more »
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South Africa: We Did the Sums On Country's Mental Health Spend. They're Not Pretty
The Conversation Africa, 9 October 2019
South Africa has taken steps towards strengthening mental health care in the last 20 years. These include reforming the Mental Health Care Act 2002 and developing a National Mental… Read more »
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South Sudan: Peace May Bring Freedom to Child Soldiers, but Not the Help They Need
The New Humanitarian, 9 October 2019
South Sudan is meant to form a power-sharing government next month to end five years of civil war. But there's growing concern the deal may be delayed, spelling further hardship… Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi Grappling With Cases of Suicide
Nyasa Times, 24 September 2019
People with disability state body, Macoha says it is establishing mental health forums in some parts of the country to curb the rising cases of suicide as there are about one death… Read more »
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Unicef, 18 September 2019
In an open letter marking 30 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF's Executive Director sounds the alarm on major growing and future… Read more »
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Nigeria: More Mental Health Support Needed for People in Pulka
MSF, 5 August 2019
Life in Pulka is anything but easy. The town is close to the frontline of the conflict between the military and non-state armed groups that has devastated northeast Nigeria for the… Read more »
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Malawi: Zimbabwe, Malawi Researchers Tackle Maternal Mental Health
The Herald, 30 July 2019
Maternal mental health is an important, but often misunderstood health issue being faced by many women of child-bearing age in Africa and beyond. Read more »
InFocus
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An inquest by the National Prosecting Authority into the deaths of the 144 mental healthcare users who were transferred from the Life Esidimeni facility to unlicensed ... Read more »
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Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso has said the government should end its politicisation of the country's wool and mohair trade crisis. Prince Seeiso made the comments out of concern for ... Read more »
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A mental disorder or illness is a disease that causes mild to severe disturbances in thought and or behaviour, resulting in an inability to cope with life's ordinary demands and ... Read more »
