This special event, in honour of World Mental Health Month, will highlight the work done by the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health (CPMH) over the past year

Overview of the CPMH:
Prof Katherine Sorsdahl (Co-director)
Ms Gillian Hanslo (Administrative Officer)

Capacity building:
CPMH postrgraduate programme
Ms Songelwa Mobo (Administrative Assistant)
African Mental Health Researchers Inspired and Equipped (ARISE)
Ms NomaKhawuta Moshani (PhD Fellow) & Ms Claudia Swinny (PhD Fellow)
African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI) & Sue Struengmann Initiative (SSI)
Assoc Prof Claire van der Westhuizen (Deputy Director)

Presentations:
Assessing the feasibility and accessibility of an emotion regulation intervention with physical activity elements for older adolescents at risk of depression and anxiety
Ms Chesney Ward-Smith (PhD Fellow)
The development of the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions – South Africa (EASE-SA) programme among young adolescents and their caregivers
Ms Mirriam Mkhize (PhD Fellow)
Developing a CBT-based therapist-assisted parent-delivered mental health intervention for children in South Africa: Recommendations from experts and parents
Ms Suzanne Human (PhD Candidate)
Improving adolescent mental health by reducing the impact of poverty: overview and progress of the ALIVE project in South Africa
Dr Emily Garman (Snr Research Officer) & Ms Zoleka Maqina (Research Assistant)

Perinatal Mental Health Project:
Service and Midwife Obstetric Unit training
Ms Liesl Hermanus (Clinical Services Coordinator)
Monitoring & Evaluation Project & Secret History Mobile Application
Ms Tyla Prinsloo (Mental Health Counsellor)

View the presentation below or download pdf (10 mb)