Student leaders overwhelmed by positions Suffer mental breakdowns

Children are sidelined when it comes to mental wellbeing in most cases, Motivational speaker and founder of Positive You by Chedza, Chedza Makombo has observed.

She recently hosted a mental health seminar addressing 150 students from different secondary schools around Gaborone. She also addressed student leaders and their teachers under the theme, ‘Promoting mental health in schools’.

She observes that student leaders often find themselves under pressure to lead their peers by example.

“We invited leaders because we have realised that these kids are dealing with a lot. They end up suffering mental breakdowns because of the responsibilities they have at