South Africa, June 27 -- These include the expansion of the mental health fund and local in-app helplines, as well as a meditation feature for all TikTok users.

Open dialogue around mental health

TikTok is expanding its $2.3m global Mental Health Education Fund to include organisations from sub-Saharan Africa for the first time.

With this expansion, three sub-Saharan African organisations have been selected as the inaugural regional recipients, including the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag), Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative and Kenya's Mental360.

These organisations will receive funding and platform support to develop locally relevant, evidence-based content that raises awareness, reduces stigma and encourages open ...