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COURRAGE

The COURRAGE to change: tackling women’s depression and poverty through storytelling for social change

Project Summary

The study will provide an evaluation of the capacity of a social intervention (COURRAGE+) to respond to depression, poverty and trauma among women experiencing psychological distress in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Key Project Information

Dates: March 2019 - January 2020

UCL lead/Principal Investigator: Dr Rochelle Burgess

Partners: PHOLA organization, South Africa
SHM Foundation, South Africa

Location: South Africa

Funding: Naughton/Clift-Matthews Global Health Fund

Publications

Burgess RA, Jeske N, Rasool S, Ahmad A, Kydd A, Ncube Mlilo N. Exploring the impact of a complex intervention for women with depression in contexts of adversity: A pilot feasibility study of COURRAGE-plus in South Africa. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2022;68(4):873-880.