On World Mental Health Day on October 10th, as global organisations issue rallying cries for awareness, a silent and escalating crisis is claiming more lives in South Africa than car crashes, crime, or accidents.
The uncomfortable truth, revealed by stark new data, is that talking about mental health, while crucial, is no longer enough, says…
It’s fair to say that the whole world is currently experiencing turmoil to at least some extent with very few places – or people – being exempt, however, in South Africa aggravating factors like loadshedding, high unemployment and spiralling crime are driving already high stress levels to an intolerable level.
“Not only are the stressors we’ve…