For Undereducated Communities, Lack Of Mental Health Information Has Dire Consequences
Villagers believe the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how there is a need to invest in mental health care and institutions. Image by Marc Schlossman
BY GEORGINA SOKO | @The_CBNews | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | MAY 22, 2022
For highly traditional communities, mental health is a bad omen and is often attributed to witchcraft. But the lack of correct information about the challenge has dire consequences.
HWANGE (The Citizen Bulletin) — Mnqobi Banda sadly narrates the dangers of lack of awareness on mental health illnesses as she nods her head.
“The community is not well equipped to know this is a mental health disorder and that it can always be treated - rather they opt for the notion that it’s witchcraft,” she says.
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