Reflections from a Busy Season of Mental Health Gatherings: Shaping Advocacy Priorities for 2026
The past few weeks have been an especially busy time for mental health gatherings in South Africa. I am still…
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📢 It's July, and we are excited to kick off our annual Psychosocial Disability Awareness Month [PDAM] campaign!
Make sure to read our press release at the link below to find out more about the campaign and how you can get involved.
🔗https://www.safmh.org/its-the-hour-to-make-our-youth-empowered/
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South Africa spends only 5% of its health budget on mental health. This means 90% of people living with mental health conditions don’t receive the care that they need. Find out more from Prof Crick Lund (@KingsCollegeLon), Cassey Chambers (@TheSADAG) and Bharti Patel (@safmh) via…
Earlier this month, SAFMH Advocacy Lead, Shayni Geffen, represented the organisation at the UN multi-stakeholder hearing on t prevention and control of NCDs and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing in New York City. 💚
🔗 https://www.safmh.org/from-south-africa-to-the-un-speaking-up-for-mental-health/
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KZN is still recovering from the devastating floods that have displaced families and destroyed infrastructure. Sanelisiwe Mkhize, a student at Mangosuthu University of Technology, lost most of her belongings when her backroom was flooded. But beyond the material loss, she is…
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Reflections on the Disability Bill: Setting the Stage for Inclusive Change
In November, Shayni Geffen, SAFMH’s Advocacy Lead, attended a stakeholder engagement session on the Disability Bill, hosted by the South…
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GMHAN Webinar: Beyond the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health
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