Mental Health Policy Overview in Uganda

Mental Health Policy Overview in Uganda

Uganda has a draft mental health policy and an out-dated mental health law, but no separate Mental Health Strategic Plan. The small proportion of health financing which goes directly towards mental health is oriented towards the National Mental Hospital and Regional Referral Hospitals with mental health units; while mental health also benefits indirectly from the […]

Therapy for Teens: Why Teens Need Mental Healthcare

Therapy for Teens: Why Teens Need Mental Healthcare

Thousands of teenagers live with various types of mental illness and mental health problems, such as social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, drug addiction, and personality disorders. Medication and psychotherapy are some of the treatment options for mental illness. Mental health includes how you act, feel, and think in different situations. Teens have mental health problems […]