The Kavango East Region is grappling with a concerning mental health crisis, recording 4,492 cases in 2023 and 2024.
This was shared during an event to raise mental health awareness among the boy child, held in Rundu.
A young man, reported to have been mentally unstable, allegedly jumped from the sixth floor of Katutura Hospital over the weekend and died instantly in what authorities suspect to be suicide.
The Universal Church held a march against suicide aimed at raising awareness and addressing mental health issues faced by men and women.
Namibia ranks as one of the countries in Africa with the highest suicide rates, with over 80% being males.
Clinical psychologist Joab Mudzanapabwe has urged men to create positive spaces for entertainment and interaction.
Speaking at the Men on the Move event, held as part of Suicide Prevention Month, Dr. Mudzanapabwe challenged men to come up with initiatives that promote fun, connection, and wellbeing.
As Namibia observed World Suicide Prevention Day today, statistics reveal that the country recorded 542 cases of suicide between 2023 and 2024 and 124 between January and March this year.
The media and stakeholders of the One Economy Foundation have applauded the work of the Foundation as well as the operations of the #BeFree Youth Campus in the heart of Katutura.
The Foundation held a celebration event, which also included a tour of the campus on Friday.
Affirmative Repositioning MP Hidipo Kambala has expressed support for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare's commitment to uplifting widows and helping them reclaim their place in society, referring to this week’s Widows Summit.
Challenges that obstruct the boy child education, such as dropping out of school, lack of support, use of harmful substances and mental health, have topped the agenda during the Boys to Men event held at Witvlei.
Former Miss Namibia, Cassia Sharpley, shared her journey with depression and how she survived three suicide attempts.
Speaking at the launch of the book ‘Unmasking Postnatal Depression’ by Morna Ikosa, Sharpley encouraged those going through the same to seek help.
A Grade 10 learner at Simanya Combined School in the Kavango West Region is in critical condition after allegedly attempting to take his own life Tuesday morning.
