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MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CENTRES
WHERE ?
WHO & WHAT THEY OFFER ?
SAFMH’s helpdesk is dedicated to assisting mental health care users, their families and members of the public in need of information about mental health services. The organisation can however only assist with information and referrals and does not provide any mental health care services / medical advice directly
SAFMMH is NOT a crisis or councelling line
Operating Hours
Mon – Thur:
07:30am – 16:00pm
Friday:
07:30am – 13:30pm
Sat – Sun (and public holidays):
Closed
SAFMH’s helpdesk is dedicated to assisting mental health care users, their families and members of the public in need of information about mental health services. The organisation can however only assist with information and referrals and does not provide any mental health care services / medical advice directly
SAFMMH is NOT a crisis or councelling line
Operating Hours
Mon – Thur: 07:30am – 16:00pm
Friday:07:30am – 13:30pm
Sat – Sun (and public holidays): Closed
HEAD OFFICE GAUTENG
17 Mental Health Societies
Located in all nine provinces in South Africa
SAFMMH is NOT a crisis or councelling line
Operating Hours
Mon – Thur: 07:30am – 16:00pm
Friday:07:30am – 13:30pm
Sat – Sun (and public holidays): Closed
The Mental Health Information Centre aims to address some of these issues by:
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being actively involved in the psychoeducation of clinicians and mental health professionals
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conducting and collaborating research efforts in psychiatry and related fields
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promoting public awareness of mental health issues
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encouraging early diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
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addressing stigma associated with mental illness
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.
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.
The Mental Health Information Centre aims to address some of these issues by:
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being actively involved in the psychoeducation of clinicians and mental health professionals
-
conducting and collaborating research efforts in psychiatry and related fields
-
promoting public awareness of mental health issues
-
encouraging early diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
-
addressing stigma associated with mental illness
WHERE ?
WHO & WHAT THEY OFFER ?
A fully licenced Acute Treatment Facility, Montrose Manor is situated in one of Cape Town’s prime suburbs, Bishopscourt, and specialises exclusively in both the primary and the extended treatment of severe and enduring eating disorders -
including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder
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Mental illness, and the stigma surrounding it, is a critical issue in South Africa. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) is at the forefront of patient advocacy, education and destigmatisation of mental illness in the country. Its expertise lies in assisting patients and callers throughout South Africa with mental health queries.
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.