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Digital monthly 8/2025

Mental health in times of multiple crises

Drug abuse

Addiction’s toll on households

Families also suffer when their loved ones become addicted. In Zimbabwe, where healthcare systems are already overwhelmed and the effects of mental illness still tend to be underestimated, no one gets the help they need.

Health funding

How Zimbabwe could benefit from investing in mental health

The chronic underfunding of Zimbabwe’s healthcare sector is contributing to a rise in mental illness. The lack of investment will have long-term consequences not only for the wellbeing of the population, but also for the country’s economy.

Our view

Strengthening mental health worldwide

In our crisis-ridden world, people’s mental well-being is suffering greatly. Low-income countries in particular lack professional staff, and mental health issues are often taboo. This urgently needs to change.

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Climate crisis

How climate change is impacting adolescent mental health in Madagascar

A critical gap remains when it comes to understanding the specific impacts of climate change on mental health. A study reveals alarming rates of anxiety and depression among young people in southern Madagascar.

Resilience

What’s behind the legendary resilience of young Africans?

When people return from a visit to Africa, you often hear them comment that young people in particular seem so happy despite the hardships and poverty they face. Is this really the case?

Mental health

When divorce becomes a stigma

Divorce is still a taboo in Pakistan. Divorced women are ostracised. Social pressure drives them into depression, loneliness and even suicide. More psychological support services and destigmatisation are needed.