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Opinion and features
We must remove the stigma around mental health
13 October 2025
- October is Mental Health Awareness Month.
- 10 October was World Mental Health Day.
- SU experts wrote opinion pieces on how to promote mental health.
October is observed as Mental Health Awareness Month, and World Mental Health Day is celebrated on 10 October. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University emphasise the need to remove the stigma around mental health and nurture compassion in our communities. Click on the links below to read the articles as published.
- Prof Christine Lochner (Africa’s mental health crisis demands urgent action as populations surge and resources dwindle) — Daily Maverick
- Nobuntu Penxa-Matholeni (Indigenous wisdom offers pathways to healing rooted in community caregiving) — Cape Argus
- Prof Bronwyne Coetzee (Schools should be first stop for mental health prevention, early support) — Cape Times
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