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Your smartphone may know more about your mental health than you
The ubiquity of smartphones has created an ability to capture passively a torrent of data about the daily behaviour, non-content aspect of speech, geolocation and even word use of people across the globe.
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[ANALYSIS] Mental health genetics: African solutions for African challenges
There have been significant advances in mental health genetics research, but Africa has largely been excluded.
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Michelle Williams felt she was 'slipping' amid mental health problems
Williams says it's important to talk about mental health issues, stressing that it can be a crucial step on the road to recovery.
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'Govt must do more to help young people with mental health'
Mental health awareness among young people is being highlighted in the wake of the Life Esidimeni tragedy, in which more than 140 psychiatric patients died.
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Prince Harry opens up about mental health
The flame-haired royal - who is married to Duchess Meghan - made the admission as he spoke at the Invictus Games' closing ceremony on Saturday in Sydney, Australia.
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[OPINION] HHP and the cultural stigma of depression
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says the haunting cultural stigma of depression has no season. It sticks around, rain or shine, it has your bags packed and ready for the inevitable guilt trip.
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UP students to march against rising suicide levels
The student body SRC says over 20 students attempted taking their lives this year.
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Selena Gomez receiving mental health treatment
Sources told TMZ a family member took Gomez to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, and though she was released a few days later, she was readmitted late last week because her low blood cell count hadn't changed and it had sent Gomez into a downward emotional spiral.
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'Pain of losing a loved one never goes away'
The world observed International Mental Health Day on Wednesday and some say this reminded them of the tragic event.
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‘Mental health should be as important as physical health’
The Western Cape Health Department says 184 adolescents were admitted for in-patient treatment at health facilities from April 2017 until March 2018.
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Mental health crisis could cost the world $16 trillion by 2030
The wide-ranging report did not give the breakdown of the potential $16 trillion economic impact it estimated by 2030.
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[OPINION] World Mental Health Day and a can of worms walk into Twitter
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says World Mental Health Day is a wretched day painted in a colour that’s supposed to convey a more precious message.
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#WorldMentalHealthDay: Are we doing enough to assist young people?
Sadag says that from research, adolescents have been found to be the most at-risk age group of taking their own lives.
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Many families still struggle to deal with members suffering from mental health
As today marks World Mental Health Day, the department says while the province's current NGOs are running well capacity remains an issue.
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Sexual harassment, abuse tied to real health effects - studies
In one study, roughly 1 in 5 Pittsburgh-area women said they had been sexually harassed or sexually assaulted.
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Ethan Hawke: Stage acting helped my mental health
Ethan Hawke went through tough times after splitting from her wife, Uma Thurman in 2005, but has said returning to theatre acting rather than Hollywood movies helped him to get himself back on track.
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[ANALYSIS] Memory loss: Here’s how young people can stay mentally fit
To feel that your memory may not be up to scratch can be unsettling or even downright frightening.
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'We need to end our obsession with paid work'
Psychologist Marie Jahoda argues that the main problem for unemployed people is that they are unable to access all the positive goods that employment provides - there is something uniquely valuable about paid work for human health and happiness.
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[PODCAST SERIES] Lying in State: The Life Esidimeni Tragedy - The Backstory
Eyewitness News goes inside the truth of the Life Esidimeni tragedy in this six-part podcast series.
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Grades and Levels SA initiative launches 24/7 counselling hotline
The service will be free to young people in collaboration with student leadership at higher education facilities.
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Kurt Cobain’s daughter says time for US to get over mental health taboo
Frances Bean Cobain was speaking in Ireland at the launch of a new exhibition of the Nirvana frontman’s belongings.
