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Mental health related challenges were exacerbated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which saw rates of depression, anxiety and suicide rise alarmingly. A study conducted by Wits School of Economics and Finance showed that the prevalence of depressive symptoms doubled between 2017 and 2020. Exercising its duty of care within its malls, with the objective of […]
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The coronavirus pandemic triggered a worldwide mental-health crisis. This narrative ages almost as quickly as the virus itself but one forgets easily that the psychological minefield by returned migrants was looming long before. The pandemic is not the only test on the psychological immune system of returned migrants, which appears more robust than we would have guessed. When familiar sources of enjoyment evaporate […]
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Colin Timmis, General Country Manager, Xero SA During Mental Health Awareness Month in October last year, I spoke to clinical and consulting psychologist Marc Rogatschnig, who warned against a looming ‘burnout pandemic’ due to months of uncertainty, anxiety, and stress caused by Covid-19. For this year’s awareness month, we thought it would be appropriate to […]
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“Troubled” is the lead single created by iconic Botswana artists teaming up with a Danish based production team for a new project exploring mental health in the creative industries. Forming Part of the Heartstrings & Heartbeats campaign, the song Troubled features the popular stars Solly Sebotso and Mpho Sebina from Botswana and is written by […]
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A guide to help the youth deal with confinement during the lockdown is being reissued to commemorate World Mental Health Day today (10 October) which is aimed at creating public awareness to make issues related to mental health a global priority. Mental disorders comprise a broad range of problems, with different symptoms. However, they are […]
...Being a teenager is difficult enough but with an untreated mental health condition it can be almost impossible. With one in every five teens having a mental illness, that may be why suicide it the third leading cause of deaths in those between the ages of 15 and 19. And 2/3 of them are not […]
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