Mental Health And Poverty Project
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The streets where homelessness, abuse and mental illness meet
With almost 50% of homeless people suffering from mental illnesses, according to a study, we spoke to four people who live on Durban’s streets.
Mental healthcare in decline
South Africans’ right to proper treatment is under threat and holds long-term implications, writes Zane Wilson.
Almost one in five South Africans suffer mental illness
Some 16,5% of South Africans suffer from common mental disorders like depression and anxiety, the SA Depression and Anxiety Group said on Monday.