{"product_id":"mental-health-african-understandings-models-and-interventions-paperback","title":"Mental Health African Understandings, Models and Interventions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Abur\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRugare Mugumbate\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is suitable for lecturers and students doing certificate, diploma, bachelor, master and doctoral courses, as well as practitioners working with African communities in Africa and the diaspora. The highlights are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrings together Fourteen chapters by scholars and practitioners from across the African continent and its diaspora.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrounded in the overarching African philosophy of Ubuntu which is set as the conceptual foundation throughout, with a dedicated chapter on Ubuntu-grounded pedagogy for teaching African understandings of mental health.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inclusion of specialised frameworks, an annotated bibliography, and a mental health index is a key strength that provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary reference tools for readers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers assessment tools, models and frameworks developed specifically for African contexts, including locally developed interventions such as the Friendship Bench and African Computerized Adaptive Test (AFRICAT).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses mental health across the lifespan and across settings, including schools, prisons, communities and diaspora populations in Australia, with chapters set across eSwatini, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Nigeria and South Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach chapter closes with case examples grounded in African family and communal structures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten and peer reviewed by scholars and practitioners, with every chapter undergoing a decolonisation review.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fuller subject index is provided for locating key concepts, models and frameworks throughout the\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924638171443,"sku":"9780639872605","price":64.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y9aNzetDDP9780639872605.webp?v=1793832696","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/mental-health-african-understandings-models-and-interventions-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}