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In this series, we uncover the fascinating ways that communities are supporting people’s wellbeing in parts of the world where circumstances are often the most challenging and where government support for mental health is minimal.

Reporting on a variety of cost-effective, community-led projects in economically developing countries, the year-long series explores the ways they are providing mental health services and responding to the systemic problems that threaten people’s wellbeing; from conflict to gender equality and climate change.

Accompanying the articles is a 6-part podcast. Our hosts, wellbeing expert Dr Radha Modgil and journalist Seyi Rhodes, take listeners on a journey from Guatemala to Nigeria, Peru to Zimbabwe and beyond, to meet people on the ground who are coming up with practical solutions to support people’s wellbeing.

Developing Mental Wealth is a series produced by Positive News and funded by the European Journalism Centre, through the Solutions Journalism Accelerator. This fund is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Articles in this series

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Six things we learned making the Positive News podcast Our first series challenged western wellbeing concepts and showed community solutions to mental health issues. Here are our highlights Body & Mind Lifestyle Society Wellbeing World
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‘There’s a lot of space now for solutions.’ Meet the hosts of the Positive News podcast The doctor and journalist who front the new Positive News podcast talk mental health solutions and why hope is a crucial strand of wellbeing Media Society World
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Heard the good news? The Positive News Podcast has just launched Positive News is bringing its uplifting journalism to the airways, starting with a six-part series on mental health solutions Media Society World
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It’s easy, it’s everywhere: the simple solution improving mental health around the globe The common strand linking successful mental health projects from Guatemala to Zimbabwe and India Culture Health Society Wellbeing World
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Gaza’s children: play in a time of crisis In Gaza, psychological first aid projects like the Free Gaza Circus are providing play, support and laughter amid a bitter war Culture Justice Lifestyle Peace Society World
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Salon therapy: the Ivory Coast hairdressers tackling a mental health crisis A scheme that trains hairdressers across west Africa in counselling is shifting the narrative around mental health one braid at a time Health Society Wellbeing
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A class act: the therapy school for children raised in Delhi’s red light district An Indian woman’s pioneering trauma-informed programme is helping to change the life trajectory of children raised in Delhi’s slums Health Society Wellbeing
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From Lagos to Lima: seven striking photos from our trailblazing mental health series Our photographers tell us the human stories behind their favourite shots Body & Mind Culture Health Lifestyle Spirit Wellbeing
Image for Lima’s neurodivergent picnic movement is liberating Peruvians from stigma and abuse
Lima’s neurodivergent picnic movement is liberating Peruvians from stigma and abuse What started as a picnic for neurodiverse people has become a grassroots movement pushing Peruvian society for acceptance and recognition Health Society Wellbeing
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The climate cafe helping eco-anxious Africans find hope amid the heat Youth activist Jennifer Uchendu is on a mission to help fellow Nigerians give voice to their climate fears Body & Mind Environment Lifestyle Society Wellbeing World
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The township caravan tackling South Africa’s femicide problem – the African way In South Africa, women are five times more likely to die at the hands of a partner. A creative new therapy is rooting out violence Lifestyle Society Wellbeing World
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Five things we’ve learned making a series on community-led mental health projects around the world The enviable childcare situation of Guatemalan parents, and why ‘stringers’ have the best job on earth Body & Mind Health Lifestyle Society Wellbeing World
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The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global Developed by Finnish doctors in the 1980s, 'open dialogue' dramatically improves outcomes for those in crisis Health Lifestyle Science Society Wellbeing World
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Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing Following decades of civil war, a community collective in Guatemala uses sharing circles to revive Indigenous concepts of mental health Health Lifestyle Society Wellbeing World
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Solutions without borders: sending our journalism global From the UK to Kenya, we’ve been training up reporters in solutions journalism, thanks to a grant Media Opinion Perspective
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The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former child soldiers In Liberia, a project from a former teen soldier that offers CBT and cash transfers to violent street criminals is changing lives Lifestyle Society Spirit Wellbeing World
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The sports movement spreading positivity in war-torn Yemen How do you improve mental wellbeing amid war and famine? A retiree in Yemen has a Nordic-inspired solution Health Lifestyle Society Wellbeing World
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Zimbabwe’s therapeutic ‘friendship benches’, coming to a city near you A Zimbabwean project that employs grandmothers to deliver therapy is being rolled out globally. Up next? London Health Lifestyle Society Wellbeing World
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The new approach to ending FGM that’s showing promise in Kenya In a bid to break the cycle of FGM, a grassroots project is piloting a radically different method – and early results are encouraging Body & Mind Society Wellbeing World

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