The health and humanitarian situation in South Sudan is grim. We want to highlight the precarious condition of mental health services in South Sudan. Studies from post-conflict South Sudan report rates of depression as high as 50%. A study of South Sudanese ex- combatants found that 15% reported wishing they were dead or had thoughts of self harm, and 36% met the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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We call for donor countries and non-governmental organisations to do more for the mentally ill in South Sudan.

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