Mental Health Stigma
latest news & developments
Cutting: Why teens turn to self-harm when they don’t have words for their pain
For some teenagers, emotional pain manifests as deliberately cutting, burning, hitting, biting, scratching or picking at their skin
Mental health of South African youth needs urgent attention
In addition to a high rate of unemployment, poverty and inequality, the youth have been exposed to violence and food insecurity since childhood
Suicide crisis soars in South Africa
There are few programmes that deal with mental illness, so the cycle can continue for generations