Tag: mental wellbeing
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10 Important Things To Remember About Mental Health
Mental health is something that a person has, but whether it needs to be healthy is not always easy to define. However, the unfortunate part is that society often ignores the significance of understanding and taking care of mental health. In order to start the conversation on mental health, we need to be more accepting…
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Siya Kolisi: Men Need To Take Charge of Their Mental Health
Around this time of year there is usually a lot of media around men’s health issues. Now, while the conversation is often geared towards Movember and the risks of prostate cancer, it would be irresponsible if we did not awareness around men’s mental health too! According to statistics, South African men are four times more…
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Naomi Osaka and Mental Health: It’s Okay Not To Be Okay
We’re in a mental health pandemic. According to a study published in Scientific Report that used information from 32 different countries and 398 771 participants, the global prevalence estimate for depression was 28.0%, 26.9% for anxiety; 24.1% for post-traumatic stress symptoms; 36.5% for stress; 50.0% for psychological distress; and 27.6% for sleep problems. Considering the fact that…
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Global Study Shows Our Mental Health A Year After COVID-19
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Just a little over a year ago, each of our lives was turned on its head as the first few stay-at-home lockdown…