Special Report: Health

COVID and Mental Health

The pandemic exacerbated mental health struggles for vulnerable populations.

Zimbabwe

Demand Exposes Weakness of Mental Health System

By Linda Mujuru

Nepal

Shame, Stigma and Suicide: For Girls, the Pandemic Made It Worse

By Shilu Manandhar

Argentina

‘Long COVID’ Patients Search Online for Empathy, Answers

By Lucila Pellettieri

Uganda

Refugees Lack Vital Mental Health Care

By Patricia Lindrio

Haiti

Terror and Trauma for Children Displaced by Gang Wars

By Anne Myriam Bolivar

Uganda

Ugandans Turn to Illegal Drug to Treat COVID Symptoms

By Nakisanze Segawa

Uganda

Pandemic Worsens Legacy of Wartime Trauma

By Apophia Agiresaasi

Haiti

Haitians Turn to Vodou to Treat Mental Illness

By Anne Myriam Bolivar

Argentina

Patients Face Long Waits to Leave Psychiatric Hospitals

By Lucila Pellettieri

Zimbabwe

Coronavirus Complicates Efforts to Curb Substance Abuse

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Argentina

A New Front in the Fight for Reproductive Rights

By Lucila Pellettieri

Democratic Republic of Congo

Mental Illness: The Vast, Hidden Toll of DRC’s Armed Conflicts

By Noella Nyirabihogo