
Mental Health Calendar

Eating Disorder Awareness Week: 24 February – 2 March 2025
PsySSA commemorates Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2025. Click here to read an insightful article from our RCP Division.

Children’s Mental Health Week: 3-9 February 2025
PsySSA commemorates Children’s Mental Health Week (3-9 February 2025) with the theme: Know Yourself, Grow Yourself.
Read contributions from SEPSA, SD and DRM now.

World Cancer Day: 4 February 2025
PsySSA commemorates World Cancer Day with the theme: United By Unique. PsySSA shares insights from the Health Psychology Division (HPD) and the South African Society of Clinical Psychology (SASCP) on the psychological impact of cancer and the role of mental health professionals in supporting those affected. Click here to read more

16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children – 25 November-10 December 2024 (3)
PsySSA commemorates 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. Read an insightful contribution by Mrs Rekha Kangokar and Ms Shaazia Patel – Executive committee members of RCP Division.

16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children – 25 November-10 December 2024
PsySSA commemorates 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. Read an insightful contribution from PsySSA’s Decolonising Psychology Division.

16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children – 25 November-10 December 2024
PsySSA commemorates 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. Read an insightful contribution from Leonie Vorster, Executive Committee Member of PsySSA Trauma and Violence Division.

World AIDS Day – 1 December 2024
PsySSA commemorates World AIDS Day 2024. View contributions from PsySSA Divisions: Division for Research and Methodology, Health Psychology Division and Psychology in Public Service

16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Girls – 25 November-10 December 2024
PsySSA commemorates 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children

World Diabetes Day – 14 November 2024
PsySSA Commemorates World Diabetes Day – 14 November 2024

Mental Health Awareness Month: Setback or Progress
Read the final World Mental Health Month Article written by Dr Anand Chetty, vice chair of the Society for Educational Psychology of South Africa.