A fuller picture of the Rapid Support Forces massacres in Gezira, committed under the cover of a communications blackout, is emerging from survivors and victims’ families
Tips on how to manage life, deal with thoughts of death and embrace recovery from mental illness
Fallon Finch’s family claims she did not receive emergency medical treatment that could have saved her life because she told the doctor she could not afford the cost of blood tests
Fear, vulnerability and stigma can be particularly dangerous in Africa
A conference in Gauteng, attended by hundreds of experts, is the first step to changing this situation
One year has gone by since the passing of rapper Riky Rick after taking his own life February 23 2022
After my son took his own life after becoming a victim, I urge other parents to discuss this scourge with their children
Our men are in turmoil and our women are in danger
World Suicide Prevention Day raises awareness, but there is still much that can be done to stop unnecessary deaths
The country faces an epidemic of mental-health-related issues that is causing avoidable misery and anxiety among those who hold hope for the future.
The economic crisis in the country appears to be pushing people over the mental edge
Treating it with the urgent attention and decisive intervention that it deserves is long overdue
There are few programmes that deal with mental illness, so the cycle can continue for generations
How Covid-19 has intensified the physical and emotional burdens placed on children’s shoulders.
As a society, we must help everyone, particularly young people, to develop coping skills
South Africa is developing internet-based suicide prevention tools on university campuses
The effects of global warming are negatively affecting mental well-being and will only accelerate in the future, according to a new report
A study of adolescents who attempted suicide sheds some light into causes and preventative strategies
Stigma around bipolar and other disorders is just as debilitating
There’s not been enough talk about the toll of the pandemic on our mental health
