Health / Mental Health

Loneliness and social isolation have become chronic issues across the world. We must resist attempts to close down meaningful human interaction, writes Husna Ara.

We decolonized mental health services? Husna Ara rethinks our collective response to distress.

We got our attention back?

Trusted in the communities they serve, India’s women health activists are making a difference in getting help for people stigmatized for mental health problems. Yet, as Sophie Cousins reports, the challenge remains vast.

A story of cause and effect doesn't tell us everything about the relationship between social media use and mental health, argues Marcus Gilroy-Ware.

The daily reality of life in Gaza creates unseen psychological scars, writes psychiatrist Samah Jabr.

Post-traumatic stress disorder is an occupational hazard for activists on the frontline, says Amy Hall.

Prevalence, provision, dangerousness and discrimination-related figures for mental illness worldwide: a zoomable infographic.

Mental health shouldn’t just be about individuals, we need strong communities too. Dinyar Godrej makes the case.

Liberating communities from prejudice in Ghana, by Peter Yaro.

Young First Nations people in Manitoba tackle their number one problem – suicide among their peers. Janet Nicol reports.

Is a Western approach the best way to engage with the mental health issues of other cultures? Nick Harvey visits Burmese refugees in Thailand to find out.

The treatment of Afghans with mental illness is only adding to their trauma.