SAFMH and aves Mental Health hosted a special Awareness in Action webinar on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, as part of World Mental Health Month 2026.
The webinar explored what it means to involve people with lived experience not only as passive recipients but as active contributors and decision-makers, ensuring lived expertise informs the conversations, decisions and actions that shape mental health policy and practice.
The conversation also encouraged stakeholders to move beyond tokenistic inclusion to meaningful engagement with PWLE to achieve mental health for all.
A sincere thanks to our expert speakers: Sandra Ferreira (aves Mental Health), Nancy Stevens (SUCCEED Africa), and Dylan Rademeyer (Cape Consumer Advocacy Body). We appreciate you for sharing your lived experience, insights and expertise with us.
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to this important conversation. If you couldn’t join us live, you can watch the recording below:
Read more about our World Mental Health Month 2026 campaign here.
