developing mental wealth Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:56:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png developing mental wealth Archives - Positive News 32 32 Five things we’ve learned making a series on community-led mental health projects around the world https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/what-learned-community-led-mental-health-projects/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 08:08:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=464099 The enviable childcare situation of Guatemalan parents, and why ‘stringers’ have the best job on earth

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The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global https://www.positive.news/society/the-finnish-approach-to-psychosis/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:51:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=461196 Developed by Finnish doctors in the 1980s, 'open dialogue' dramatically improves outcomes for those in crisis

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Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing https://www.positive.news/world/guatemala-circles-of-hope-mental-health/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:53:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=460634 Following decades of civil war, a community collective in Guatemala uses sharing circles to revive Indigenous concepts of mental health

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Solutions without borders: sending our journalism global https://www.positive.news/perspective/solutions-without-borders-sending-our-journalism-global/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 10:15:40 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=452671 From the UK to Kenya, we’ve been training up reporters in solutions journalism, thanks to a grant

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The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former child soldiers https://www.positive.news/society/the-butterflies-of-liberia-transforming-the-lives-of-former-child-soldiers/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:10:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=451204 In Liberia, a project from a former teen soldier that offers CBT and cash transfers to violent street criminals is changing lives

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The sports movement spreading positivity in war-torn Yemen https://www.positive.news/society/yemen-best-team-sports-club/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 08:50:24 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=444762 How do you improve mental wellbeing amid war and famine? A retiree in Yemen has a Nordic-inspired solution

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Zimbabwe’s therapeutic ‘friendship benches’, coming to a city near you https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/zimbabwe-friendship-benches-are-coming-to-a-city-near-you/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:46:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=442449 A Zimbabwean project that employs grandmothers to deliver therapy is being rolled out globally. Up next? London

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