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The group of mental health workers outside The Trauma Centre in Cape Town, South Africa in 2019
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De-Stigmatizing Mental Health

Robert Schweitzer Ph.D. on June 2, 2021

A video made in collaboration with mental health workers in Africa addresses a significant issue: stigmatization of mental illness.

A video made in collaboration with mental health workers in Africa addresses a significant issue: stigmatization of mental illness.

Denis Jato
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Learnings from a Grassroots Initiative in Cameroon

Robert Schweitzer Ph.D. on December 14, 2020

Contemporary perspectives on psychotherapy often assume that they are superior to indigenous healing practices. However, locally developed practices have much to teach us

Contemporary perspectives on psychotherapy often assume that they are superior to indigenous healing practices. However, locally developed practices have much to teach us

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Global Mental Health: Two Zimbabwean Initiatives

Robert Schweitzer Ph.D. on March 17, 2020

The Friendship Bench is not conventional. Therapy rooms are outdoors, under trees, and therapists are elderly Zimbabwean women, known as community grandmothers.

The Friendship Bench is not conventional. Therapy rooms are outdoors, under trees, and therapists are elderly Zimbabwean women, known as community grandmothers.

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Stigmatization of Mental Illness in Africa

Robert Schweitzer Ph.D. on October 7, 2019

World Mental Health Day, held on 10 October each year is an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health internationally. Stigma needs to be a priority in the African context.

World Mental Health Day, held on 10 October each year is an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health internationally. Stigma needs to be a priority in the African context.