📢 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. 🔗 #YouthMentalHealth

RT @HealtheNews: South Africa spends only 5% of its health budget on mental health. This means 90% of people living with mental health cond….

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. 💚 . 🔗 #NCDs #MentalHealth

RT @HealtheNews: KZN is still recovering from the devastating floods that have displaced families and destroyed infrastructure. Sanelisiwe….

We're halfway through January 2025 and it's understandable that many of us are already starting to feel stress creep up on us. The truth is, stress is inevitable, but it does not have to make you unwell. #Safmh #StressTips #ManageStress #MentalHealthAwareness

We are excited to be back to the office and are looking forward to another year of strategic mental health advocacy. 💚 💚. In 2025, we call on everyone in South Africa to join the movement and advocate for better #mentalhealth care for all. #safmh2025 #MentalHealthAwareness

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📢OPPORTUNITY ALERT. Modern Centric is looking for recent graduates, including persons with disabilities in Gauteng for a 12-month graduate programme. Successful candidates are expected to start in March 2025. ❗️Applications close: 15 January 2025

📢 Today marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities [IDPD]💜. This year, we spotlight a deeply concerning and often overlooked issue —violence against people with disabilities. 🔗 🚨 Remember, help is available. #DisabilityRights #Awareness

💪 #mondaymotivation . Hear more about the fundraiser and Donovan's motivations below:.🔗 You can support Donovan and our work here at SAFMH by heading to his givengain page here: 🔗

To round off World Mental Health Month 2024, SAFMH hosted a lunchtime webinar yesterday.We had a wonderful discussion with many useful insights shared by the speakers. 🙌If you missed it, you can watch the 💻 webinar in full below. 🔗 #SAFMH #webinar

📢 SAFMH Deputy Director, Leon de Beer, added his voice to a podcast panel that included football legend Lucas Radebe, Kgaugelo Habyane, and Tshegofatso Sephula.💚 . Watch all the available podcast episodes, head to the link below. 🔗 #mensmentalhealth

SAFMH supports the promotion and protection of mental health in all workplaces. 💚Remember that promoting and protecting mental health within the workplace involves strengthening the capacity to acknowledge and act on mental health conditions at work. #wmhd2024

📢 EVENT ALERT! To round off World Mental Health Month 2024, we are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, 30 October 2024 (12PM-1PM). Please bring along your lunch and questions as we engage in this necessary conversation. 💚 . Register below!. #webinar #wmhm

#DidYouKnow🌿. Make sure to read our World Mental Health Month 2024 concept document below for more practical ways to ensure mental health is prioritised in the workplace. 🔗 #WorldMentalHealthDay2024

📢Today marks World Mental Health Day 2024 💚💚💚 In SA, about 13% of employees live with a diagnosed mental health condition. Globally an estimated 12 billion working days are lost each year due to anxiety and depression.💼. 🔗Link below for more!. #WMHD

Today marks the start of #WorldMentalHealthMonth 💚💚. 🔗 Please note: This episode discusses mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help. ☎ 0800 567 567. #worldmentalhealthmonth #menandmentalhealth.

💛 Suicide can be prevented with timely, evidence-based interventions. In South Africa, 23 deaths out of 100,000 people are because of suicide; making it the 10th highest suicide rate in the world. Each year, we commemorate #WSPD on 10 September. 🔗

#DidYouKnow. The SA Federation for Mental Health runs a helpdesk! . Please note that SAFMH is not a residential facility or a hospital. Our helpdesk is not a crisis line or a counselling line and operates according to office hours as stated below:. #SAFMH #mentalhealthadvocacy

📢 The applications for our National Youth Advisory Forum (2024-2025) are now closed. Thank you to everyone who sent us applications, it is so inspiring to know that we have so many young people who are passionate about mental health advocacy in our country!. #YouthMentalHealth