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Understanding Depression & Suicide : Bend Not Break

In 2015, 27 children aged between 10 and 19 ended their lives. This book is based on a true story, offering insights into the ordeals of two suicide survivors. As parents, teachers, mentors and influencers, better equipped to help raise children to be more positive and resilient to take on life's challenges. "It takes a village to raise a child". We all have a part to play. Mouse over left image and free online registration.

World Mental Health day event: Walk with Us. Stamp out Stigma.

Nearly every family has a relative or friend facing mental health issues. People with mental health conditions not only have to battle their conditions, but face stigma too. You can help break down stigma by learning and sharing the truth about mental health. Join us on our walk to show your support for persons living with mental health conditions and learn more about mental health at our carnival at *SCAPE.

Building Resilience

We live in a society where mistakes and relapses are considered as something that should be avoided. In doing so, we miss the important advantages we can learn from mistakes and relapses. In this workshop we will learn different methods on how to use what is looked at as failure.

Finding Dignity

Finding Dignity, a Bharathanatyam dance theatre production which commemorates Annual World Mental Health Day, boldly ventures into the world of mental illness. Seen through a mother’s lens, Finding Dignity tells the tale of a daughter’s journey with schizophrenia.