Recovery Walk Cape Town
September marks Recovery Month. According to the USA-based Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “Recovery Month is a…
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War And Mental Health: Food As A Weapon Of War
PART FOUR Towards the end of February 2022, the world saw the outbreak of yet another violent conflict when Russia…
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War And Mental Health: Forced Displacement And Mental Health
PART THREE Key Terms Refugee: someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war…
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Youth Mental Health Champions Driving Change Webinar
Shayni Geffen, SAFMH’s Project Leader: Advocacy and Awareness spoke on a panel hosted by Waves for Change about the critical…
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War and Mental Health: What The Conflict In Ukraine Means For All Of Us
PART 2 When reflecting on a topic as far-reaching and deeply-emotive as war and mental health, it is important that…
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Explainer Series: Schizophrenia
Welcome back to our explainer blog series where we unpack specific mental health conditions and share stories of those with…
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Our Views On The New NCD National Strategic Plan
In June this year the Department of Health launched its new National Strategic Plan for the prevention and control of…
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War And Mental Health – What The Conflict In Ukraine Means For All Of Us
PART ONE “These masks we wear and the stuff we spray on our hands to kill the germs… Do you…
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