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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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
On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, the Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN) hosted a webinar where representatives from WHO and…
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Updates To The Woolworths MySchool Programme
Woolworths has announced that the MySchool, MyVillage, MyPlanet and WRewards cards have merged to create one bigger and better “get…
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The Life Esidimeni Tragedy: A Human Rights Perspective
As part of their work, the SAFMH National Youth Advocacy and Advisory Forum are encouraged to take up advocacy initiatives that…
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Team SAFMH Attends The 2nd SA Mental Health Conference 2025
Last week, the South African Federation for Mental Health (SAFMH) Programmes Team attended the much-anticipated 2nd South African Mental Health…
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Recap of SAFMH World Mental Health Month 2025 Event
To commemorate World Mental Health Month, the SA Federation for Mental Health hosted an intimate event at our offices on…
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Culturally safe and responsive mental health care: Lessons from Australia and South Africa
On the morning of the 23rd of October 2025, the SA Federation for Mental Health [SAFMH], in collaboration with Tabvuma…
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