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We’re living in the ‘richest, fastest, healthiest time on planet Earth’. ChatGP agrees. Things are easier now. We’re living longer, healthier lives. Plus global poverty rates and armed conflicts have declined. But why are we so much sadder…? Unicef polling says 65% of young South Africans suffer from a mental health challenge. Worse still our current trajectory stays up to 20% of South African high school students might try and take their lives this year. Lyr Weltsman from Breaking the Chalk quotes the South African Anxiety and Depression Group on that shocking suicide number so we can expect it to be almost true. Why is clearly complex. One things is for sure. With all our opulence and smartphones we’ve forgotten that that the very chemicals that keep us buoyant need each other to be made. As a species we need talking and listening. We need community and connections across class, race, gender to feel safe and happy. So lets talk?

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