{"id":89667,"date":"2025-08-12T06:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=89667"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:56:18","slug":"south-sudan-clinics-offering-mental-health-support-scarce-and-at-risk-of-shutting-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/south-sudan-clinics-offering-mental-health-support-scarce-and-at-risk-of-shutting-down\/","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan: Clinics offering mental health support scarce and at risk of shutting down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k4FiHctH9ie5RpDCNsW\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nAuthorities in South Sudan are sounding the alarm over the state of the country&#8217;s mental health. Just last month, 12 suicides were reported in Juba in a single week. 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