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Counselling offers Afghan women a safe space to share their mental health struggles

Counselling offers Afghan women a safe space to share their mental health struggles

AT a health clinic in the eastern suburb of Kabul, Razia, 26, is paying a farewell visit to her psychosocial counsellor, Farzana Amini. For the past few months, she has been seeking Farzana’s help for depression, after quitting her teaching job and withdrawing from friends and family.   Today, she says, she feels like a different person. “My life has changed since coming here for help,” she says. “I’m so grateful.  Before, I was hopeless and desperate to a point where I wanted my life to be over. I couldn’t share my problems with anyone else before.”       Psychosocial counselling services like…
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Prince Harry and Meghan, greeted with cheers, talk mental health in Nigeria

Prince Harry and Meghan, greeted with cheers, talk mental health in Nigeria

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were greeted with wild cheers, song and dance as they visited a school to talk about mental health in Nigeria's capital Abuja and the Duke of Sussex later met wounded soldiers in northern Kaduna. The couple are on their first trip to Africa's most populous nation, prompted by links forged through the Invictus Games, an international sporting event he started a decade ago for military personnel wounded in action. Harry said Nigeria had expressed interest in hosting the 2029 games. The couple were invited to Nigeria by the chief of defence staff Christopher Musa…
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How the pandemic lockdown in South Africa affected mental health

How the pandemic lockdown in South Africa affected mental health

WHEN SARS-CoV-2 emerged in South Africa, the country took measures to restrict people’s movements and activities, to slow the spread of infections. There were various levels of restrictions, the most severe being in place in March and April 2020. During this “hard lockdown”, many people in South Africa really struggled. Not only did they have financial difficulties but the lockdown took an emotional and mental toll. The common themes, no matter where people lived, were feelings of anxiety, frustration and isolation. And as lockdown went on, those feelings got worse. Author CAROLINE SOUTHEY, Founding Editor, The Conversation In today’s episode…
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