As South Africa marks Teen Suicide Prevention Week (8 -14 February), the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) launches its national campaign, “We Hear You – Silalele”. This powerful call to action urges parents, teachers,…
SIBONGISENI MAPHUMULO The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) celebrates a remarkable milestone this year, marking 30 years of service in mental health advocacy and support. Founded by Zane Wilson, SADAG has grown from a…
According to the report, inflation and the broader cost-of-living crisis are taking an immense financial and mental toll on South Africa’s domestic workers. SHONISANI TSHIKALANGE New findings from the seventh annual SweepSouth report on…
July is Mental health awareness month, to create awareness around mental wellness to help save lives and break the stigma around mental illness. Showing people that we truly care and help people to deal with their stress in a way that…
Transcendence can be explained as moving above and beyond… through the mundane and ordinary into something more… the extraordinary. Mental and physical wellbeing are important factors and even more so during these dark days of national…
“Mental health doesn’t stop just because there is a virus,” says Cassey Chambers, the operations director at the SA Anxiety and Depression Group. March 27, 2020 marked the first day in the organisation’s 25-year history that its…
South Africa has a critical shortage of mental health services for children and teenagers. This is according to a University of Cape Town and SA Medical Research Council evaluation of the costs of mental services and programmes in the…
Almost one in ten teenage deaths in South Africa every year is the result of suicide. Up to 20% of high school pupils have tried to take their own lives. But many of these tragedies can be averted by paying attention to warning signals…
Seven hundred mental patients in the Eastern Cape are at risk‚ with the Life Esidimeni facility in Kirkwood facing closure after its contract was only extended to December. The decision not to renew the contract flies in the face of…
