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“There’s No Word for Depression in Zulu”: Inside South Africa’s Mental Health Crisis

Mad in America

R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. Photo by tuxone The Mental State of the World Report measures the mental health of internet users only, making it limited in the South African context where close to one-third of the population isnt online.

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We Can’t Help People With Trauma If We Can’t Say Trauma

Mad in America

H alloween, 2004 was an actual nightmare for our family. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network , approximately 25% of American children will experience at least one traumatic event by the age of 16. This is very common. Dr. Stanford and others like him are working hard to make this happen.