Lesotho Struggling With Mental Health Crisis

—As at least 431,000 Basotho suffer from mental illnesses

LESOTHO continues to grapple with the problem of containing the ever-escalating levels of mental health issues despite the government’s approval of a new Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan (2023-2027) which aligns with the World Health Organization’s (WHO)’s call for urgent transformation of mental health systems globally.

The Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan launched towards the end of 2024 disclosed that nearly 431,000…