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Mental health in Africa - The Lancet Global Health

(3 days ago) WEBWorldwide, 24% of countries that reported to the WHO's 2014 Mental Health Atlas survey did not have or had not implemented standalone mental health policies; in Africa, this proportion rose to 46%. The region has 1·4 mental health workers per 100 000 people, …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30303-6/fulltext

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4 facts you didn't know about mental health in Africa

(8 days ago) WEBHealthcare Delivery. • Demand for mental health services is increasing in Africa, particularly among vulnerable populations like women. • Most African governments devote less than 1% of their budgets to …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/08/4-facts-mental-health-africa/

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Barriers to mental health care in Africa - WHO

(4 days ago) WEBKampala – Poor access to mental health care in many African countries due to low government investment is one of the major hurdles to prevention and care services. On average African …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/barriers-mental-health-care-africa

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Mental Health WHO Regional Office for Africa

(2 days ago) WEBMental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the …

https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/mental-health

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Accessing Mental Health Services in Africa: Current state, …

(3 days ago) WEBThe current look of Africa's mental health is gloomy, and despite tries, the situation has not changed. In most African countries, the number of available …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9387063/

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Reimagining global mental health in Africa BMJ Global …

(8 days ago) WEBThe state of mental health care in Africa. MH continues to be a neglected public health issue in Africa.10 According to the World Mental Health Atlas, some countries in …

https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/9/e013232

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High mental health burden for Africa’s youth - Nature

(Just Now) WEBResearch has shown a high incidence of mental disorders and mental health symptoms among adolescents in 16 sub-Saharan African countries, with a …

https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-021-00097-y

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A research agenda for mental health in sub-Saharan Africa

(Just Now) WEBA research agenda for mental health in sub-Saharan Africa. Nature Medicine 30 , 616–617 ( 2024) Cite this article. As with other parts of the world, African …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02779-6

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MENTAL HEALTH IN AFRICA - Royal African Society

(7 days ago) WEBMental conditions account for 5% of the total burden of disease (Disability Adjusted Life Years, DALYs) and 19% of all disability (YLDs) in Africa, yet the mental health …

https://royalafricansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RAS_Mental-Health-in-Africa-Report.pdf

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Reversing suicide, mental health crisis in Africa Africa Renewal

(Just Now) WEBAround 11 people per 100 000 per year die by suicide in the African region, higher than the global average of nine per 100 000 people. This is due in part to …

https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/october-2022/reversing-suicide-mental-health-crisis-africa

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Stigmatization of Mental Illness in Africa Psychology Today

(Just Now) WEBTo this end, health workers from nine African countries recently participated in an Australia Awards Short Course, Mental Health Care in a Public Health Context , …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/global-events/201910/stigmatization-mental-illness-in-africa

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Mental health interventions for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: …

(3 days ago) WEBThe most recent systematic review of studies from Sub-Saharan African countries encompassing a total population of 97 616 adolescents found the following …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9429610/

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Internalised stigma among people with mental illness in Africa, …

(5 days ago) WEBStudies about stigma of mental illnesses in African countries have been carried out in a limited number of areas. These studies have reported varying and high …

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04950-2

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Scaling up public mental health care in Sub-Saharan Africa: …

(3 days ago) WEBHIV and mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa: shared goals, divergent paths (PLWH) are on anti-retroviral therapy, and 90% of all PLWH are virally …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8607303/

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Improving Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Africa: A

(1 days ago) WEBMental disorders in children and adolescents exert a considerable economic burden on families, but there is limited research in this area in LMICs, and further …

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-83707-5_3

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Supporting African countries to enhance mental health services

(4 days ago) WEBHuman resources for child and adolescent mental health services are dire in many parts of the world, with an average of 0.3 psychiatrists per 100,000 population at …

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/supporting-african-countries-enhance-mental-health-services

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5 Organizations Improving Mental Health in Africa

(Just Now) WEBMental health support across the continent of Africa, in particular, is notably poor. In 2022, Lesotho, a small country surrounded by South Africa, had the most …

https://borgenproject.org/improving-mental-health-in-africa/

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African Youth in Mind Centre for Global Mental Health

(5 days ago) WEBNIHR Global Health Research Group on Interventions for Youth with Depression and Anxiety Disorders in African Countries. We are delighted to announce the launch of …

https://www.centreforglobalmentalhealth.org/african-youth-in-mind

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Towards Developing an African Union Guideline on Mental Health …

(4 days ago) WEBThe African Union (AU) is organizing a workshop on developing an AU guideline for addressing the mental health and psychosocial support needs of persons …

https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20240419/towards-developing-african-union-guideline-mental-health-and-psychosocial

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Mental Health Disparities: African Americans - nami.org

(3 days ago) WEBMental Health Disparities: African Americans African American Population • African Americans make up 13.3% of the US population.1 • African American communities …

https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mental-Health-Facts-for-African-Americans.pdf

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Strengthening mental health services in Borno, Adamawa and …

(2 days ago) WEBBorno, 19 April 2024 - In the midst of humanitarian crises, the mental health needs of displaced and underserved populations often go overlooked.. Recognizing this …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/nigeria/news/strengthening-mental-health-services-borno-adamawa-and-yobe-states-through-primary-health-care

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Accessing Mental Health Services in Africa: Current state, efforts

(7 days ago) WEBThe current look of Africa's mental health is gloomy, and despite tries, the situation has not changed. In most African countries, the number of available …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2049080122011815

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Africa Steps Up the Fight as Non-Communicable Diseases Rise …

(7 days ago) WEBKisembo, who works on alleviating the hefty cost of treatment for low-income children with type 1 diabetes in Africa, joined hundreds of health experts, government …

https://allafrica.com/stories/202404260170.html

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Mental health in Africa: the role of the WPA - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBAfrica is a large continent, prone to strife, especially south of the Sahara. Most of its countries are characterized by low incomes, high prevalence of communicable …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1489826/

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