Book Now Published: Mental Health African Understandings, Models and Interventions
Initiated in February 2025, the mental health book project has now finished. You can access it using the link above or https://africanbookscollective.com/books/mental-health-african-understandings-models-and-interventions/
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Authors and table of contents
Editors’ Preface — iii
Foreword — vi
Acknowledgements — viii
About the Editors — ix
Author Biographies — x
Chapter Tour — xv
Key Concepts in African Languages — xix
List of Frameworks and Models — xxv
SECTION I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AFRICAN AND BLACK MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 1: Mugumbate, R. (2026). Mental health: African understandings. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 1–25). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 2: Mugumbate, R. (2026). Tools for mental health assessment and diagnosis in Africa. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 26–44). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 3: Abur, W. (2026). African versus Western mental health care models: A comparative analysis. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 45–76). Zivo Publishing.
SECTION II: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ISSUES
Chapter 4: Omorogiuwa, T. B. E., & Ekhorutomwen, V. (2026). Mental health issues among children and social work measures in Nigeria. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 77–106). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 5: Mwapaura, K., et al. (2026). The barriers to accessing mental health support services among individuals who have been incarcerated in Africa. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 107–132). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 6: Mushunje, M. (2026). Indigenous knowledge systems for mental health care and support: The case for the Hurukuro Dialogues Initiative. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 133–160). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 7: Nare, C., & Dube, M. (2026). Cultural resilience and mental health: Exploring support systems for Sotho widows in Zimbabwe. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 161–181). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 8: Al Maamari, R., et al. (2026). Bridging existing knowledge, practices and innovation: The Friendship Bench model as a community-based mental health intervention in Africa. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 182–211). Zivo Publishing.
SECTION III: SOCIETAL ISSUES
Chapter 9: Dlamini, K., & Muzondo, E. (2026). The intersection of African indigenous medicine, mental health and entrepreneurship: Addressing fear of failure among aspiring entrepreneurs in eSwatini. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 212–235). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 10: Dube, M. (2026). Masculinity and mental health: The experiences of Ndebele men in Zimbabwe. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 236–256). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 11: Mapuru-Khati, M., & Hloele, T. J. M. (2026). Schools as frontline mental health and psychosocial support systems in Lesotho: A multi-layered approach. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 257–288). Zivo Publishing.
SECTION IV: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES
Chapter 12: Mbonjani, J., & Chitereka, C. (2026). Culturally grounded pathways for supporting mental wellbeing of elderly women in rural Africa in the context of climate change: Insights from Zimbabwe. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 289–314). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 13: Mafuriranwa, R., & Abur, W. (2026). The role of clergy and social work in promoting mental health among African Australians. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 315–336). Zivo Publishing.
Chapter 14: Mugumbate, R. (2026). Pedagogical approaches emanating from Black understandings of mental health. In W. Abur & R. Mugumbate (Eds.), Mental health: African understandings, models, and interventions (pp. 337–364). Zivo Publishing.
Annotated Bibliography of Major Sources — 365
List of Mental Health Conditions and Issues — 383
Index — 395
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