Archive for December, 2013
Raising mental health awareness in Malawi will be a long difficult journey
Last week I blogged about my recent experience of visiting Malawi to deliver capacity building training with disabled people’s organizations to increase their collective advocacy and participation skills. But why do work in countries like Malawi in the first place?
Living with stigma in Malawi
Malawi can seem very different from the UK, and it can be hard to draw comparisons, but listening to peoples stories it is clear that the stigma and discrimination greatest problem that people face.
Some thoughts on stigma
There is still great stigma in admitting to a mental health problem, particularly when you are male, and particularly in such testosterone-filled environments as the world of professional sport.
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