Village Families Promote New Dimensions of Mental Wellness in Tanzania
…Mlengela and Leonard Mkemwa encourage families to participate in mental health research. In general, community members are curious, but not greatly informed about mental wellness, Parent Group Leader Tumani Nyika says. “First of all, people are not aware of mental health issues. For some of us,” she continues, “when we attend workshops, we understand about stress, depression, alcohol misuse, and its impact, but if we don’t learn, some people take too much alcohol, and some end up with suicide. It’s clear we have to learn better ways to promote mental wellness.” Increased awareness about mental health, especially for pregnant moms, parents, and young girls and boys is an important next step, the parents suggest. So, they enthusiastically support research to help identify the causes of mental stress and impairment through examination, discussion and research. Research Insights Form a Responsive Educational Campaign… (Search hits: 8 in body, 0 in title, %category% in categories, 0 in tags, %taxonomy% in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 910.59)