Maverick Citizen

Beyond blame: How community and policy failures fuel the teenage pregnancy crisis

By Zoe Duby

South Africa

Practical steps to tackle South Africa's disturbingly high suicide rate head-on

By Vincenzo Sinisi for Spotlight

Africa

Rethinking the language of mental healthcare in Africa

By Isel Ras and Nuwagaba Muhsin Kaduyu

South Africa

SA’s new mental health plan and the problem of stigma

By Nthusang Lefafa

South Africa

#SliceOfLife – I survived TB five years ago but the stigma still follows me

By Nicole Ludolph

South Africa

The cruel treatment of obese people echoes dark days of HIV, fuelled by the diet-and-exercise fallacy

By Joan van Dyk for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

Maverick Life

Most people thinking about suicide don’t tell anyone. Here’s why and what we can do about it

By David John Hallford

South Africa

HIV is not a death sentence; you can live a normal life - Sadag

By Tamara Wicomb

South Africa

TB and mental health – it’s a complex relationship, but the gap in support is huge

By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight

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Get wise to the words – it’s time to mind our language around those living with mental illness

By Florence de Vries

South Africa

Suicide is a global emergency and the second-leading cause of death among our young people

By Stephan Rabie, John Joska and Morgan Watson

South Africa

Women in Health: ‘I don’t like seeing anybody treated unfairly,’ says new head of HIV Clinicians Society

By Biénne Huisman