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Let’s Talk Foundation to Launch , Fundraise for the Mental Health Awareness and Sensitization Program for Schools – The Voice Uganda HomeEconomyLet’s Talk Foundation to Launch , Fundraise for the Mental Health Awareness and Sensitization Program for Schools , https://voiceuganda.com/2026/05/15/lets-talk-foundation-to-launch-fundraise-for-the-mental-health-awareness-and-sensitization-program-for-schools/

Protecting Uganda’s Youth: Mental Health, Digital Risks, and the Urgent Need for School-Based Safeguarding Systems × Uganda is increasingly witnessing disturbing reports of suicide, substance abuse, emotional distress, violence, and mental health struggles among young people. Sadly, many of these conversations only gain national attention after tragedy has already occurred. This is no longer an isolated concern, it is a …

Uganda is sitting on a silent epidemic, and the numbers are chilling. Fourteen million Ugandans — roughly 32 percent of the population — are estimated to be battling some form of mental disorder. Yet only about 10 percent are receiving treatment. As cases surge, the Auditor General’s December 2025 Value for Money audit on the Provision of Mental Health Services …

KAMPALA Under a white tent, at a table filled with brushes, canvases and splashes of color, Aloyo Irene quietly sits, her face smiling and her eyes radiating welcome, inviting each person to pick up a brush and begin. There are no rules, no judgments, no expectations. Just freedom. At only 27, Aloyo is a rising Ugandan visual artist who paints, …