Namibia: Is the Land of the Brave, Brave Enough to Talk about Mental Health?

windhoek — Namibia leads in Africa when it comes to suicides. 

The untimely death of the great musician Ras Sheehama has helped spotlight the pandemic of depression and suicide in Namibia, which now leads the list of suicide cases in Africa.

As someone who has talked and written about my own mental health challenges, it pains me to read of the several suicides a week that Namibia averages. These sorrowful statistics need to be drastically reduced. However, it is not that easy. Depression and…