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Cape Mental Health
Cape Mental Health was founded in 1913 following an international wave of developments in mental health care and a dramatic change in the treatment of mental illness. Historically, people with mental disabilities were treated with fear and loathing. They were kept in chains; thrown into prisons with lepers, criminals and murderers.
Working Days
- Monday9AM - 5PM
- Tuesday9AM - 5PM
- Wednesday9AM - 5PM
- Thursday9AM - 5PM
- Friday9AM - 5PM
- Saturday9AM - 5PM
- SundayClose
About Company
Cape Mental Health was founded in 1913 following an international wave of developments in mental health care and a dramatic change in the treatment of mental illness.
Historically, people with mental disabilities were treated with fear and loathing. They were kept in chains; thrown into prisons with lepers, criminals and murderers; subjected to corporal punishment, shock treatment, bloodletting; or hidden away by families who considered them a shameful secret.
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The mental health wave gradually shifted from hospitalisation and institutionalisation to today’s model of encouraging those with mental disability to function within the community through counselling, support, and rehabilitation.
As the oldest mental health organisation in South Africa and a founding member of the World Federation for Mental Health (formed in London in 1948), Cape Mental Health is proud of the ground-breaking work it has done in the past 106 years, especially in poorly resourced communities.
Our organisation has grown to encompass 24 different projects and programmes that focus on promoting, facilitating and providing proactive mental health care services various spheres under the mental health umbrella.
Current Opening
Equality Collective - Right to ECD advocacy internship
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Cape Mental Health
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Mthatha, Eastern Cape
RFP:FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO DEVELOP A TRAINING MANUAL TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND BUIL
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Cape Mental Health
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South Africa