🎉 We are excited to announce the launch of the Mental Health Metadata Repository!

The repository developed by the Mental Health Data Prize Africa (MHDPA) team at APHRC in partnership with Wellcome.

🔗 Explore the repository here: buff.ly/cn3N1sW

#MentalHealthAfrica #DataForGood #MentalHealth

To access the portal;
🔗 Visit: psychgenafrica.org
💡 Join the movement: #PsychGenAfrica
#AfricanGenomics #MentalHealthAfrica #PGCAfrica #OpenScience
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🎓 Africa CDC Mental Health Leadership & Advocacy Course 2026 (Scholarships available) — apply by 31 Jan 2026 for the 2–13 Mar 2026 programme in Harare: wp.me/p23f03-dlR

#AfricaCDC #MentalHealthAfrica #PublicHealthAfrica

This study shows that to accurately predict PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) in South Africa, we must use genetic data that includes African ancestry.
@suhealthsci.bsky.social @duplessism.bsky.social
#PTSD #Genetics #MentalHealthAfrica #ScienceForAll #SouthAfrica🧬🧠

📘 The Palgrave Handbook of Mental Health Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa is out now. A vital resource on regionally grounded approaches to mental health across psychology, psychiatry & social work.
🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#MentalHealthAfrica #AfricanPsychology

⏰ Happening Today!

🤝 Join the Mental Health Data Prize Africa Initiative for an important discussion on centering lived experience in mental health research and policy.

🔗 Register now: buff.ly/F20DlWk

#MentalHealthAfrica #LivedExperience #MentalHealthResearch #APHRC

Encouraged by the collective commitment to advancing equitable, data-driven mental health solutions across Africa and excited about the opportunities ahead.

#MentalHealthDataPrizeAfrica #MentalHealthAfrica #DataForMentalHealth #MentalHealthInnovation #APHRCResearch

Join @afro.who.int public webinar on
🧠 Preventing Suicide & Self Harm in #Africa: #StartTheConversation
📅 10 Sept 2025
🕚 11AM–1PM (UTC+1)
🌍 Zoom: lnkd.in/gAmTW8aM
🎧 Interpretations in English & French

Topics: limiting toxic pesticides & more 👇

#WSPD #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthAfrica