Breaking the Cycle: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in African Schools
Breaking the Cycle: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in African Schools In classrooms across Africa, a silent crisis is unfolding. Behind the desks and textbooks are students grappling with emotional and behavioural challenges that often go unnoticed or ignored. The truth is stark: 40% of African students experience emotional and behavioural problems, many of which […]
Read MoreWhy Africa Needs Its Own Mental Health First Aid(AMHFA): Time for Own Our Solutions
“Enough of Being Given Fish. We Shall Now Teach Ourselves to Fish“ For too long, Africa has relied on Eurocentric mental health models—programs and interventions that, while effective in their context, fail to address the unique realities of life on this continent. Imported solutions have been fed to us as the gold standard, and we […]
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Mental Health Has to Be Part of Schools’ Curriculums!
We need to save our children! They are seriously affected by depression and anxietyleading to suicides at a very young age. Here are some statistics:In Africa, 2 in 7 young people aged 5 to 16 have a mental health problem. 2 in 10 areaffected by depression anxiety and posttraumatic stress that is around five children […]
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