In shack settlements and remote rural communities, treatment for mental illness is inaccessible, unaffordable and not pertinent to the realities on the ground.
Safrea calls for early vaccination for journalists – Mandi Smallhorn and Melody Emmett for Safrea
The American psychiatrist, Robert Jay Lifton, coined the term “malignant normality” to refer to a degenerative social phenomenon in which large numbers of people view reality through the skewed lens of a political leader and even adopt his traits.
By Melody Emmett
Philosophers and social analysts are questioning how the values we learn from the meritocratic system we live in contribute to anxiety and depression.
By Melody Emmett
Unresolved trauma is the elephant in the room.
By Melody Emmett. Western pychotherapy and African ancestral healing are combined for healing and integration.
Jason Katz uses singing bowls to restore balance.
Lebo Thoka’s art does not deny the horror and brutality experienced by victims of femicide. Rather she proclaims the inherent dignity of the women, that can never be taken away from them. A version of this article was first published by Sunday Times Lifestyle.
By Melody Emmett
Greta Thunberg has put a spotlight on prejudice against people living with mental disabilities.
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