Department: Social Development (DSD)
The mission of the DSD is to transform our society by building conscious and capable citizens through the provision of comprehensive, integrated and sustainable social development servic
Continue reading →The mission of the DSD is to transform our society by building conscious and capable citizens through the provision of comprehensive, integrated and sustainable social development servic
Continue reading →Cape Mental Health is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO 003-264) and public benefit organisation (PBO Ref. 18/11/13/4456) that provides or facilitates comprehensive, pro-active and enabling mental health services in the Western Cape.
We are committed to challenging socially restrictive and discriminatory practices affecting the mental health of all people. Our work is underpinned by a commitment to quality, excellence and professionalism at all times.
Continue reading →The SA Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professionals is an Association open to anyone who works with children: paediatricians, psychologists, social workers, OTs, speech therapists, educationists etc. who are striving to improve the mental health of children and adolescents, encouraging research in child and adolescent mental health and providing contact between other professionals, who work with children and adolescents.
Continue reading →SADAG is a Non-Profit Organisation, a Registered Section 21 Company, with an 18a tax exemption. It has on its board a powerful team of Patients, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and General Practitioners. SADAG was established twenty years ago to serve as a support network for the thousands of South Africans who live with mental health problems. Currently, it is estimated that 1 in 5 people will, or do, suffer from a mental illness. SADAG manages a 16-line counselling-and-referral call centre, and is the voice of patient advocacy, working in urban, peri-urban, and the most rural communities across South Africa.
Continue reading →Pietermaritzburg Mental Health is a long established non-government organisation in existence since 1945. The NGO renders services to persons with mental disabilities. The services offered include social work, occupational therapy, residential care and protective employment. Indirect services to individuals and communities focuses on mental health awareness, community development and education.
Continue reading →The Mental Health Information Centre of Southern Africa strives to assist the South African public and professionals with up-to-date mental health information as well as an accessible easy-to-use database of mental health professionals.
Continue reading →Established in 1952, The South African Society of Psychiatrists is the only professional body in South Africa that protects the rights; and acts in the best interest of its members. The society aims to promote, maintain and honour the discipline of psychiatry as a medical speciality. We also aim to serve the community by providing information and guidance for those in need of professional help.
Continue reading →SAACAPAP is an Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, open to anyone who works with children: paediatricians, psychologists, social workers, OTs, speech therapists, educationists etc. who are striving to improve the mental health of children and adolescents, encouraging research in child and adolescent mental health and providing contact between other professionals, who work with children and adolescents.
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