Zimbabwe: MSF Reports Over 28% of Mental Health Consultations in the Past 3 Years Tied to Substance Use

Under the scorching sun in Epworth, a suburb of Harare, 20-year-old Peter Chimntanda reaches out to young people facing mental health challenges, sharing information about the mental health and psychosocial support provided by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Zimbabwe. As a peer educator with MSF, Peter understands the challenges many of his peers face, having experienced similar struggles himself a few years ago.

“Sometimes I just cried in the darkness,” Peter recalls his struggles at 14,…