Ithemba Foundation News Today

Australian mental health awareness campaign CrazySocks4Docs has spread globally, including to SA, and not a moment too soon.

An 'occupational hazard'. That is how suicide is regarded among the medical fraternity. Friday, 2 June, is CrazySocks4Docs Day and your chance to help break the stigma around the mental health needs of all our healthcare workers, writes Lizette Rabe.

Sunday marks World Kindness Day. Lizette Rabe writes that everyone can be an agent of change and we can make our communities and our country a better place by doing small acts of kindness, by giving of ourselves.

A Pink Floyd tribute show, musician Dina el Wedidi and more — Your weekly round-up of go-to events around the country.

The month of October places the spotlight on mental health, with awareness created of breaking silence on mental illnesses and the celebration of World Mental Health Day on Monday 10 October.

July is Bereaved Parents Awareness Month. But you would not know that. Because no one talks about it. Because the reality is just too ghastly to contemplate.

CrazySocks4Docs Day is your opportunity to show you care for those who care for us. How? Well, just put on your funkiest, or mismatched, pair of socks.

A recent report indicated that in 2021 more than one in three South Africans struggled with mental ill-health. Clearly, we need to break the silence surrounding mental health and … SpeakUP, writes Lizette Rabe

The Varsity Cup recently launched its SpeakUp campaign. The tournament will run from 14 February to 25 April, and the organisers are looking to use it to raise awareness around mental health.

As a young, budding writer being chosen by award winning journalists as one of the winners of the Curro and Ithemba Foundation’s #HOPEtober essay writing competition is no small feat.