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Central Gauteng Mental Health Society

Address:

42 Berea Rd, 2094 Johannesburg - Bertrams

Telephone:

+27 11 614 9890

Fax:

011 614 5503

Description

Central Gauteng Mental Health Society, formerly known as the Witwatersrand Mental Health Society, was born on 23 November 1919 as the Society for Mental Hygiene and Care of the Feebleminded, with statistics of 100 cases of mental deficiency recorded.

The Society managed to branch out into new activities such as an occupational centre for boys in Johannesburg in 1941 and a home for indigent women in 1942.

Over the years the organisation never ceased to agitate for more accommodation for the mentally disordered and defective in Government institutions and to urge the Government to provide accommodation for non-white defectives.

Keywords

Associations, Club, Skills Development, Mental Health, Community Development, Human Rights, Vulnerable Children, Care Of The Feebleminded, Mental Illness Help, Disability Help, Society for Mental Hygiene, Witwatersrand Mental Health Society, Mental Deficiency Help, Hiv/Aids Help, Health Advice

Company description

Today the global use of terminology like: mentally disordered and defectives are perceived as discriminatory and promoting stigma and discrimination. The use of terminology currently preferred to describe persons with mental disabilities, include: person with a mental disability or psychiatric or intellectual disability, person with a mental illness, mental health care user .
The organization has been playing an integral part in providing direct services to children, families and communities in distress. The Society operates in the Greater Johannesburg area and we have offices in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and West Rand. Our beneficiaries include children who have been exposed to abuse sexually, physically and emotionally, abandoned, neglected, missing or lost, including those who are vulnerable, orphans and those affected/infected by HIV/Aids.
The Society relies on a dedicated and professional team to render this service to provide an essential and an important care and support service to those who are in dire need for any kind of assistance.
CATAGORIES OF SERVICES:
Disability, Health, Mental Health, Community Development, Empowerment, Advocacy, Skills Development, Human Rights, HIV/Aids and Mental Illness, Arts and Culture, Women and Children, Orphaned and Vulnerable Children.
VISION:
Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives
MISSION:
Reduce prejudice and misunderstanding regarding mental disability, Render support in communities through a range of psychosocial services, Advocate to improve mental health care services.
OBJECTIVES:
To improve the knowledge of the general community and health professionals and encourage accurate and responsible reporting of mental illness in the media.
To provide services including accommodation, income generation, vocational and self development opportunities, support networks, social services and recreational opportunities.

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