It is Mental Health Awareness Month and the City of Cape Town’s Health Department is reaching out to young people with a new awareness programme.
Mental Health Awareness Month aims to educate the public about mental health and reduce the stigma and discrimination experienced by those diagnosed with a mental illness.‘This year’s theme highlights the opportunity for communities to unite to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive programmes that promote and protect everyone’s mental health as a basic human right,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health Patricia van der Ross.
The school is a prominent educational institution dedicated to nurturing the potential of its students and will serve as the venue for the programme, highlighting its commitment to the well-being of its learners and the community. By encouraging the learners to seek help, the school fosters resilience and provides a safe space for those in need.
This programme represented a unified effort by the Hanover Park community to address the mental health challenges faced by youth and will be rolled out to other grades at the school.
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