With men accounting for nearly 80% of recorded suicides, what can be done to foster open conversations about mental health?

South Africa has trained more than 2 500 registered counsellors to address the country’s mental health crisis ... people who use government health facilities — Statistics South Africa says ...

Cape Town - As South Africa ... With alarming statistics indicating that 9.5% of teenage deaths in the country result from suicide, the conversation surrounding mental health support for this ...

As we enter Movember, a month dedicated to raising awareness about men's health issues, it's essential to confront a topic often kept in the shadows: male mental ... In South Africa, the ...

Statistics reveal that men in South Africa are four to five times more likely than women to die by suicide... As South Africa grapples with a rising mental health crisis, the impact of ...

South Africa has a high prevalence of common mental health disorders, with almost a third of the population having experienced a common mental disorder at some point. A Wits study suggests that ...

South Africa, Mozambique, Central African Republic, Botswana, Eritrea, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast particularly high. Beyond the statistics, workplace mental health is largely overlooked ...

High levels of crime can also be linked to the deterioration of mental health – South Africa currently has a crime index of 75.4, which; despite its decrease in recent years, is still the ...

The fifth edition of the Integrated Maternal and Perinatal Care Guidelines for South Africa, released by the health department in October 2024, now includes a chapter on mental health. Doctors ...