Pages tagged “Mental Health”
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Hearing the Unheard: Unsilencing Mental Health Struggles in the Global South with MENDIS
In the labyrinth of struggles that marginalized women in the Global South navigate, mental health remains a silent specter. Statistics reveal a harrowing landscape: approximately one in five women in post-conflict settings suffer from depression, double the global average. Moreover, the prevalence of intimate partner violence—a significant contributor to mental distress—can be as high as 70% in these regions.
Written by Marcel Heyne
April 19, 2024 -
Empowering Refugee Women With Accessible Health Education: The Audiopedia Project in Uganda
Access to health education is crucial to improving the health and well-being of individuals, especially in challenging settings such as refugee camps where access to information is limited.
Written by Marcel Heyne
April 10, 2024 -
Supporting Mental Health Outpatients in Rural Rwanda
As in many other developing countries, there are hardly any trained professionals for mental health care in Rwanda. Especially for people living in poverty or far away from urban centres, there is therefore no or hardly any suitable help. As a rule, many mentally ill people cannot be adequately supported.
Written by Marcel Heyne
November 18, 2021 -
Audio Guided Support Groups to Improve Mental Health in Rwanda
Mental health is the blind spot in the development cooperation. WHO studies indicate that mental and neurological disorders are the most common cause of diseases and disabilities worldwide. However, this topic is still completely neglected by the majority of aid projects in favour of other priorities.
Written by Marcel Heyne
March 05, 2020