by PsySSA | Dec 5, 2022 | Events 2022, Mental Health Days
“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.” – Marianne Williamson Written by Maryam Gangat [1] International Volunteer Day is celebrated on the 5th of December every year...
by PsySSA | Dec 3, 2022 | Events 2022, Mental Health Days, Podcasts and Downloads
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by PsySSA | Oct 17, 2022 | Mental Health Days, Mental Health Matters
“Trauma constantly confronts us with fragility and with man’s inhumanity to man, but also with our extraordinary resilience” (van der Kolk, 2014). World Trauma Day, observed on 17 October, emphasises the need to prevent deaths and disabilities caused by accidents or...
by PsySSA | Oct 10, 2022 | Mental Health Days, Mental Health Matters
Suntosh R. Pillay The growth of the KwaZulu-Natal Mental Health Advocacy Walk is best captured by the infamous African saying, “If you want to go fast, go alone; but you if want to go far, go together”. Now in our seventh year, when we began this event in 2016 we had...
by PsySSA | Sep 17, 2022 | Mental Health Days
World Patient Safety Day 2022: Medication Safety: Medication Without Harm The theme for this year’s World Health Organization World Patient Safety Day, to be commemorated on 17 September 2022, is Medication Safety: Medication Without Harm. World Patient Safety Day...
by PsySSA | Sep 10, 2022 | Mental Health Days
HOPE CAMPAIGN 2022: The 10th of September 2022 has been declared World Suicide Prevention Day, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World Health Organization. On this day, attention is focused on reducing stigma and raising...
