This month’s edition of The Heartbeat introduces the story and work of Heart to Heart Spaces, a community-based organisation advancing mental health awareness, advocacy, and supportive spaces in Uganda. The issue explores the healing power of African storytelling and story circles, highlighting how shared experiences can foster connection,… Read more: The Heartbeat – September Edition

AFRICANISING MENTAL HEALTH PART ONE. When an African is struggling, where do they go first- a therapist, a clinic or the people around them? Answer: The people around them. A friend, a family member, a community leader or even, a religious leader. Because you see historically, support systems… Read more: Why Community Is Africa’s Greatest Mental Health Tool.

With the growth of the mental health sector comes a new and necessary conversation: the role of People with Lived Experience (PWLE). People with Lived Experience are individuals who have personally lived with a mental health condition, navigated recovery, cared for someone with mental illness or survived experiences… Read more: The Heartbeat July Edition

This is the first of many newsletters coming your way from and we are so grateful to begin this journey with you. Heart to Heart Spaces is dedicated to creating safe and compassionate spaces where individuals can heal, share their stories, and find hope through meaningful conversations about… Read more: Stories of Healing & Hope from Heart To Heart Spaces.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION. The brain is the brain, psychology is psychology and diagnosis is diagnosis, and yes, mental health is often presented as universal. But human beings do not exist outside culture. If anything, we suffer in cultural contexts. Across Africa, a concept once whispered is now stepping… Read more: AFRICANISING MENTAL HEALTH- AN EIGHT PART SERIES