As governments around the world grapple with the increasing costs and concerns around mental illness, England’s Department of Education is expanding a trial programme, which aims to detect and treat mental illness in children, writes Ruth Adeyi, 24, a Correspondent from London, UK. England’s Department of Education is in the midst of dolling out providing …
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For the Males: Breaking Stereotypes and Toxic Masculinity
April 13th, 2024by Oluwatosin Oludele From “why you dey cry? No be man you be?” to “man no suppose dey gentle my guy …
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Is your mental health your sole responsibility? A Ghanaian perspective
November 12th, 2023by Ewura Adwoa Larbi September is suicide prevention and awareness month. It is a time to remember l …
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Commonwealth countries ended 2020 with ‘uplifting’ and ‘powerful’ musical collaboration
January 13th, 2021Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has described a never-before-attempted musical feat as “upliftin …
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Read moreClimate change is a fast growing threat to human health. Nancy Saili, 25, a Correspondent from Solwezi in Zambia, argues that as global temperatures rise, the impact will be on mental as well as physical health. Climate change brings serious health risks through injury, death, ill-health, and mobility impacts, especially in developing countries where most economies …
Depression is like a Dementor, writes Tahiya Islam, 23, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, in this personal essay about her own experience. I don’t want to bore you with the different definitions of depression; rather I want to share what I went or go through. You can be living the most perfect life ever, …
Coronavirus has brought more than the risk of physical illness. It poses a real threat to mental health due to the fear, panic, stress, and anxiety, that many people are suffering from, writes Omer Fayshal Pavel, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Since its discovery in November 2019, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to …