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Stigma blocks mental health help for Uganda's children
Original: ‘Lazy, weak, bewitched’ – how stigma stops Uganda’s children from getting help, and what schools can do about it
Children in Uganda with mental health problems are often labelled as lazy, weak or bewitched, which stops them and their families from seeking professional help. Researchers writing in The Conversation argue that schools can play a central role in changing attitudes, by training teachers to recognise mental distress, offering support on site and challenging myths that frame illness as a moral or spiritual failing rather than a treatable condition.
Why now: A new analysis highlights how harmful labels keep Ugandan children from treatment and points to schools as the place to intervene.
Evidence
- ‘Lazy, weak, bewitched’ – how stigma stops Uganda’s children from getting help, and what schools can do about it · The Conversation
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