Africa: growing up depressed in the developing world
Category
Adolescent Wellbeing and Youth Development, Adolescents and Youth
News Organization
AfricanSeer
Publication Date
07 April 2011
Publication Author
Gregory Rose
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Faced with hunger, disease and a lack of economic opportunity, depression is pervasive in the developing world, particularly among young men. AfricanSeer quotes ICRW’s Manuel Conrteras in an article that explores how depression contributes to violence and poverty in the developing world. This story first appeared in MediaGlobal.
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