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The Burden of Silence: Why African Men Struggle to Talk About Mental Health

The Burden of Silence: Why African Men Struggle to Talk About Mental Health

From childhood lessons in silence to a suicide toll no one has fully counted, a clinical psychologist and a survivor trace the cost of asking African men to endure alone.

BY UGONNA-ORA OWOH · 13 JUL 2026
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