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SUMMARY:Women\, Depression and 'collective' action: possibilities for 'soc
 ial change' within primary mental health care settings in South Africa - D
 r Rochelle Burgess\, Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa\, London School of Econ
 omics 
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DTEND:20171107T140000Z
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CONTACT:Dr. Juliet Foster
DESCRIPTION:In complex settings\, women’s depression cannot be divorced 
 from the wider structural violence of their everyday lives\, which is mark
 ed by poverty and precariousness. Current debates argue for interventions 
 supporting women’s depression that are relevant to local social welfare 
 needs\, though this is often overshadowed by efforts to scale up access to
  biomedical care.  Such efforts often fall short of the structural change 
 needed to tackle broader social determinants of women’s depression. Whos
 e responsibility is it to address social determinants of mental distress i
 n complex social settings? Can primary care settings become sites to promo
 te collective mobilisation to tackle social determinants of mental health?
  \n\nThis talk will present findings from an ethnographic evaluation of br
 ief interventions for depression among HIV-positive women delivered in pri
 mary care settings in South Africa\, modified to promote collective respon
 ses to poverty. 58 individuals participated in focus groups\, life history
  interviews and family interviews between April and August 2016. Findings 
 highlight the long-term impact on women and families and the promotion of 
 microcosms of ‘social change’\, vis a vis supporting step-wise increas
 es in empowerment and their ability to exercise agency in response to soci
 al determinants of mental health. Implications for future interventions wi
 ll be discussed.\n
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology\, Downing
  Site
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