Depression
Mental health should get same attention as cancer & HIV – Sadag, GCIS told
A report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) this year stated that the global prevalence of anxiety and depression has increased by over 25% since...
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WHO: Anxiety, depression cases up by over 25% globally due to COVID
The World Health Organization also found that the COVID-19 crisis had in many cases significantly impeded access to mental health services and raised concerns about increases in suicidal behaviour.
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New Sadag guide key to having #RealConvos with teens for Suicide Prevention Week
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group is helping parents, teachers and communities to navigate difficult conversations around teen depression and suicide prevention.
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Music industry wakes up to mental health crisis
Mental health problems are hardly new in music, as the experiences of Kurt Cobain, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys and Ian Curtis of Joy Division make clear.
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Patrick Shai's family says it's still processing the news of his death
In a brief statement, Shai’s family announced that details about his funeral will be shared at a later stage.
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Sadag urges matrics overwhelmed by results to seek help
Around this time, many pupils or parents seek help from organisations like Sadag to assist those feeling disappointed.
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Matric results aren't always a party. Here's where you can go for help
While the release of matric results is generally a cause for celebration, sometimes the wait for the results and the results themselves can take their toll. Eyewitness News looks at the resources available to help young people get through the disappointment of not making the matric pass cut.
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SADAG: Parents underestimating pandemic's impact on children
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) has seen a spike in anxiety and depression among teens while families try to navigate through the pandemic.
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A 'greatly troubling' picture: Children's minds are taking a beating with COVID
Experts are saying they're seeing a lot more requests for children to talk about anxiety. And government is worried the dangers this poses may become too big for us to handle.
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Osaka says preparing for Olympics, will do news conferences
The Japanese player had said post-match news conferences were detrimental to her mental health and likened them to "kicking people when they're down".
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French Open chiefs insist they treated Osaka with 'care and respect'
World number two Osaka was fined $15,000 and threatened with Grand Slam disqualification for refusing to attend mandatory press conferences.
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Serena Williams on Naomi Osaka: I wish I could hug her, I know what it's like
Naomi Osaka pulled out of the French Open after being threatened with disqualification for declining to speak to the media.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Dear young mind, this is your mental health speaking
This Mental Health Action Day, Haji Mohamed Dawjee asks everyone to listen to what their minds are telling them and discover the language they lack to explain it.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Hugs are the parachutes for the fall of anxiety
'Tis the season for anxiety. So go out and help a friend with a simple, human response, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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Anele Tembe’s death places suicide back in the spotlight
The much-publicised death of Anele Tembe, fiancé of rapper AKA, who apparently fell from the 10th storey of a hotel in the city centre is also being treated as a suicide.
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Cry for help: Sadag receives over 500,000 calls since start of lockdown
The pandemic has had a severe impact on South Africans' mental health, many of the calls made to Sadag were from people suffering from anxiety about their finances, job losses and the wellbeing of their children.
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Pandemic or not, people must stay active: WHO
In an update of its physical activity guidelines, the UN health agency stressed that exercise was vital to physical and mental health, while sedentary behaviour can have serious repercussions.
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Massive project on African DNA sets out to close knowledge gap on mental illness
Research on the genetic basis of mental illness has so far largely excluded populations that are not of European heritage.
