​​World Mental Health Day was observed on Monday 10 October. In opinion pieces for the media*, experts at Stellenbosch University point out why it is important to make mental health a global priority for all. Click on the links below to read the articles.

• Drs Bronwyne Coetzee & Maria Loades (News24)
• Prof Soraya Seedat (Daily Maverick)

*Daily Maverick also published an article on mental illness written by Florence de Vries from Marketing and Communications in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. It was not facilitated by Corporate Communication and Marketing.

• Photo by Verne Ho at Unsplash.