This annual event is a celebration of the new MPhil (Public Mental Health) students and a starting point for their public mental health research adventures. They will be presenting their study protocols on a diverse range of public mental health topics
(7 February 2025)
An investigation of resilience and associated factors in adolescents in an international school in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
by
Ms Emily Partridge
Relationship dynamics, and other stressors impacting substance use among pregnant individuals in the Western Cape, South Africa
by
Ms Lesley-Ann Erasmus
Exploring the experiences of women who have utilised a maternal support service during the perinatal period: Insights from the Perinatal Mental Health Project, based at a Midwives Obstetric Unit (MOU) in Cape Town, South Africa
by
Ms Tyla Prinsloo
Evaluating the perceptions of healthcare managers and community members regarding the need, feasibility and sustainability of a task-sharing approach/model for improving access to mental healthcare in rural areas
by
Dr Nkanyiso Madlala
Assessment of Mental Health Needs of Persons Living with Sickle Cell Disease in Africa
by
Dr Nchangwi Syntia Munung
Exploring challenges and support needs of bereaved adolescents’ primary caregivers in Johannesburg
by
Ms Ntombizodwa Nyoni
Integrating Traditional and Western healing methods: exploring whether screening tools for common mental disorders (CMD) screen for cultural concepts of mental illness for isiXhosa speaking Black Africans in Cape Town
by
Mr Aluta Ngantweni
Patterns of rehospitalization among male psychiatric mental health care users at a regional hospital in Sedibeng District
by
Dr Mojalefa Makgata
An exploration of the psychological, cultural and social needs of Black African family caregivers of people living with dementia (PLWD) in Soweto and Alexandra townships
by
Mr Lebohang Molete
The lived experiences of structural and interpersonal racism of black women in
Southern Africa in relation to mental well-being. A qualitative exploration on racism
as a determinant of mental health
by
Ms Nicola Nkhoma
View the presentation below
