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Mental Health

Facebook whistleblower to call for regulation
World
/ 5 October 2021

Facebook whistleblower to call for regulation

Ex-employee Frances Haugen is set to testify on Capitol Hill after she leaked reams of internal research to authorities and The Wall Street Journal, which detailed how Facebook knew its sites were potentially harmful to young people’s mental health

By Agence France Presse
Teen activist on a mission to improve South Africa’s climate literacy rate
The Green Guardian
/ 1 October 2021

Teen activist on a mission to improve South Africa’s climate literacy rate

Inspired by a school project, 17-year-old Sera Farista has taken a stand against climate change

By Marcia Zali
Child marriage is a negative coping mechanism for millions of girls
Opinion
/ 28 September 2021

Child marriage is a negative coping mechanism for millions of girls

Many people do not see it as a crime, but rather a tradition they should follow without question. Regular school attendance can keep girls out of harm’s way

By Amanda Koech Otieno
‘The children cannot cope any more’: Suicide in Calvinia highlights lack of support for young
Health
/ 18 September 2021

‘The children cannot cope any more’: Suicide in Calvinia highlights lack of support for young

How Covid-19 has intensified the physical and emotional burdens placed on children’s shoulders.

By Eunice Masson
Editorial: Stopping suicide is a collective challenge
Opinion
/ 16 September 2021

Editorial: Stopping suicide is a collective challenge

As a society, we must help everyone, particularly young people, to develop coping skills

By Editorial
The robot that allows Covid-19 patients human contact
Coronavirus
/ 11 September 2021

The robot that allows Covid-19 patients human contact

A mental health pandemic: It’s far from ideal, but a dying mother was able to blow kisses to her child thanks to Khanya the robot

By Chris Bateman
Climate change a ‘collective trauma of potentially epic proportions’ for South Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 8 September 2021

Climate change a ‘collective trauma of potentially epic proportions’ for South Africa

The effects of global warming are negatively affecting mental well-being and will only accelerate in the future, according to a new report

By Sheree Bega
Intergenerational mental trauma and violence: a two-way street
Opinion
/ 31 July 2021

Intergenerational mental trauma and violence: a two-way street

Our country is wrapped in layers of trauma caused by violence, crime, chronic hunger, deprivations, broken families, exploitation, lack of opportunities, inequality and the omnipresence of death

By Sipho Mamize
Doctor speaks out about the mental toll of Covid-19 and now the unrest
Opinion
/ 13 July 2021

Doctor speaks out about the mental toll of Covid-19 and now the unrest

Despite the life-threatening anarchy occurring in areas where we work, one is still expected to show up and replace fear and anxiety with warmth and enthusiasm

By Samke J Ngcobo
Sport, the media and mental wellbeing
Sport
/ 22 June 2021

Sport, the media and mental wellbeing

Players and journalists are necessarily intertwined, but there have to be more considerate and respectful ways to bring the game to spectators

By Lungani Zama
SCREEN GRAB: Funny, not funny
Thought Leader
/ 5 June 2021

SCREEN GRAB: Funny, not funny

HBO’s Fake Famous is a humorous dive into the Instagram racket, but it misses the painful collateral damage of the influencer economy

By Carlos Amato
Osaka crisis throws light on stars’ mental health and media ‘voyeurism’
Sport
/ 1 June 2021

Osaka crisis throws light on stars’ mental health and media ‘voyeurism’

The 23-year-old world number two, and four-time major winner, said she will now take a break from tennis, putting her participation at Wimbledon and even her home Olympics at risk

By Dave James
Climate crisis affects Kenyan’s mental health
Africa
/ 30 May 2021

Climate crisis affects Kenyan’s mental health

The country has a national mental health emergency but only a handful of psychiatrists to deal with it

By Sophie Mbugua
Doctors have mental health issues too
Opinion
/ 26 May 2021

Doctors have mental health issues too

Stigma around bipolar and other disorders is just as debilitating

By Samke J Ngcobo
Kaluke Mawila: The university campus principal who leads from the heart
Education
/ 22 May 2021

Kaluke Mawila: The university campus principal who leads from the heart

It was people’s warmth towards Kaluke Mawila that set the tone for how she manages the George campus of Nelson Mandela University

By Bongekile Macupe
An inquest into the Life Esidimeni tragedy will start in July
National
/ 20 May 2021

An inquest into the Life Esidimeni tragedy will start in July

A memorial portal has been launched to help to families of those who have mental illnesses

By Chris Gilili
What do mothers really want?
Opinion
/ 7 May 2021

What do mothers really want?

A bunch of flowers on Mother’s Day expresses gratitude but mothers need more – recognise all their work, listen to them, include them in decision-making

By Julie Mentor and Rumbi Goredema Gӧrgens
Mice to the rescue in schizophrenia research
Health
/ 18 April 2021

Mice to the rescue in schizophrenia research

A new study has shown that similarities between human brains and those of mice can make them useful for studying mental illness, something previously believed impossible

By Boitumelo Kgobotlo
World Obesity Day highlights the links between meals and mood
Opinion
/ 4 March 2021

World Obesity Day highlights the links between meals and mood

Many of the risk factors for mental and weight disorders are not simple to change. Knowing about the good effects of foods, which we can control, is very powerful

By Terry Harris
Pandemic punishes the young
Coronavirus
/ 12 February 2021

Pandemic punishes the young

Children are displaying unusual behaviour as a consequence of the Covid-19 clampdown

By Bongekile Macupe
Lockdown took hold of our minds
Opinion
/ 4 February 2021

Lockdown took hold of our minds

There’s not been enough talk about the toll of the pandemic on our mental health

By Zamandwandwe Ndima
Convoluted minds must also be heard
Opinion
/ 14 November 2020

Convoluted minds must also be heard

Mental illness carries a stigma, but with the publication of her book, Dr Ngcobo sheds light on living with bipolar disorder in an attempt to end judgment and educate people

By Samke J Ngcobo
Happiness is too important to leave to chance
Opinion
/ 2 September 2020

Happiness is too important to leave to chance

Newfound clarity on the important things in life has been hailed as a silver lining of this crisis. Planning a future around ‘purpose, passion and pay’ may be the key to having it all

By Kutlwano Sello
The unbearable sadness of lockdown
Coronavirus
/ 5 August 2020

The unbearable sadness of lockdown

Loneliness can seem like a hopeless hole that increases anxiety, depression, fears or thoughts of suicide

By Ramneek Ahluwalia
We can’t expect learners and teachers to function optimally right now
Coronavirus
/ 1 July 2020

We can’t expect learners and teachers to function optimally right now

It may well be that we have warm bodies in schools, but to think their minds are highly productive is a reach

By Bongekile Macupe
Black youth can’t wait until tomorrow
Coronavirus
/ 18 June 2020

Black youth can’t wait until tomorrow

The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the raw realities of South Africa’s under-resourced public schools

By Ashley Visagie
Academics’ health suffers under Covid-19
Coronavirus
/ 5 June 2020

Academics’ health suffers under Covid-19

More than ever, higher education institutions need to look after employees’ mental wellbeing

By Brightness Mangolothi and Lynne Rippenaar-Moses
Eusebius McKaiser: I’m afraid of Covid-19 and that’s okay
Coronavirus
/ 20 May 2020

Eusebius McKaiser: I’m afraid of Covid-19 and that’s okay

We are humans, not just numbers, and we need to tell people’s stories and acknowledge our fears

By Eusebius McKaiser
Social workers are an untapped resource to address the psychosocial effects of Covid-19
Article
/ 13 April 2020

Social workers are an untapped resource to address the psychosocial effects of Covid-19

What the government seems to have missed is that we are facing not just a medical crisis, but a psychosocial predicament that may have far-reaching consequences

By Shahana Rasool
The collective psychology of Covid-19
Article
/ 19 March 2020

The collective psychology of Covid-19

How we respond will determine how well we, and other people around us, survive the current crisis

By Alex Evans
Wear the weight of emotions
Article
/ 12 March 2020

Wear the weight of emotions

With vulnerability being the work’s primary reference, the ceramic jewellery made and designed by Githan Coopoo is more than adornment

By Zaza Hlalethwa
4.6 million people, one psychologist: The Central African Republic’s mental health crisis
Africa
/ 6 March 2020

4.6 million people, one psychologist: The Central African Republic’s mental health crisis

Meet the Central African Republic’s only practising clinical psychologist

By Will Baxter and Simon Allison
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