New 16/06/2019 – by Hans Dembowski When border-security forces are a cause of flight Read full article
Traditional healers New 18/06/2019 – by Solida Sun, Lemhuor Bun, et al. Respect the local context In Cambodia, a civil-society organisation is promoting mental-health care at the local level Read
Stigma and shame New 14/06/2019 – by Sandip Chattopadhyay, Hans Dembowski Unacknowledged suffering To a large extent, Indian society is simply not prepared to deal with mental-health problems Read
Cultural specificity New 13/06/2019 – by Solmaz Golsabahi-Broclawski Cultural determinants of ‘reality’ In many cultures, the only acceptable way to express mental distress is to point to a physical problem Read
Psychiatric problems New 12/06/2019 – by Samir Abi Metaphysical explanations In West Africa, traditional or religious practices are often the preferred method of treating mental disorders Read
School system New 11/06/2019 – by Verena Stamm Charitable and faith-based initiatives must jump in The school situation in Burundi is difficult Read
Vocational training New 06/06/2019 – by Judy Thuo, Hans Dembowski Front-face customer care Why vocational training matters in Nairobi’s public-transport industry, and why young women in particular deserve job opportunities Read
Mental distress 30/05/2019 – by Manuel Parra Workplace violence Students of an international Masters course are doing research on mental- health risks at the workplace Read
Lake Chad region 16/05/2019 – by Fabian Böckler Nexus makes sense In the Lake Chad Basin crisis, humanitarian aid alone will not do – development support and peace promotion are needed too Read
Social inclusion 15/05/2019 – by Roli Mahajan The parents’ burden In India, a growing number of economically disadvantaged parents are sending their children to private schools Read
University system 14/05/2019 – by Mariano Laplane Efforts towards inclusion The impact of public and private education on social inequality in Brazil Read
Private education 12/05/2019 – by Sivali Ranawana, Hans Dembowski “Fierce competition” Sri Lankan evaluator explains why private education has recently been spreading fast in South Asia Read
