Mental Health Emergency Contacts in South Africa
If you or anyone you know are in a crisis or may be in danger,
Please use the following Emergency Contacts to get immediate help:
Adcock Ingram Depression and Anxiety Helpline:0800 70 80 90
ADHD Helpline:0800 55 44 33
Akeso Psychiatric Response Unit 24 Hour:0861 435 787
Department of Social Development Substance Abuse 24hr helpline:0800 12 13 14SMS32312
Dr Reddy’s Help Line:0800 21 22 23
Pharmadynamics Police & Trauma Line:0800 20 50 26
SADAG Mental Health Line:011 234 4837
Suicide Crisis Line:0800 567 567SMS31393
South African Police Service Crime Stop:0800 600 10111
Ambulance & Fire Brigade:010177
Netcare 911:082 911
ER24:084 124
Cell Phone Emergency:112
Child Line:08000 55555
Life Line:322 322
Cipla 24 Hour Mental Health Helpline:0800 456 789WhatsApp:076 88 22 77 5
Pharmadynamics Police & Trauma Line:0800 20 50 26
Gender Based Violence Command Centre:0800 428 428
Stop Gender Violence Helpline:0800 150 150, *120*7867#
MERRY CHRSTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS FROM BOOKS ON MY MIND.

In this episode we discuss the importance of being in touch with how you are feeling to be able to more accurately express yourself for better connections with loved ones. From romantic relationships, friendships, parent - child relations and all other relations. Brene Brown, a world-renowned researcher of hard emotions like shame and vulnerability, through this book broadens our vocabulary on types of emotions and helps us understand ourselves by providing the true definitions to these emotions. Is this relevant to the African/Black context? ... Listen-in to find out our point of view!

This is our very first live author interview :-) and we are so proud that it is a local author and book. Local is lekker! 
Tombozi talks to us about how she struggled and then triumphed a difficult phase of unemployment in her life. In her book, she shares her experiences in an empowering way that can help anyone take the first step out of depression. We are so privileged to have interviewed her because many talented and skilled South Africans are going through this, with the unemployment rate 34% (StatsSA 2022). Join Tombozi's community here https://www.facebook.com/theconfidentcomeback
Buy the book on Amazon via this link: https://amzn.to/3DyJxvH

We discuss what we learnt from the book ' What happened to you?' by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry and how it resonates or contradicts with our lived experience in South Africa. The book looks at how our earliest life experiences shape our lives far down the road and provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioural patterns so many of us struggle to understand. In this episode we highlight some helpful solutions that will no doubt shed some light on your own wellbeing. Listen in.

In this episode we reflect on lessons learnt from the past 10 episodes and look at how we can build bridges of healing within our society in South Africa, Africa and abroad. Our friend Dontae Watson, an experienced educator based in the US who is interested in topics on mental-health and Africa-America relations weighs in on the causes of mental health from a different perspective. Enjoy!
Announcement of Season 2 will be on our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/booksonmymind_africa/

In this episode we do the final analysis on the lessons learned from this marvellous book 'The world looks like this from here' by Professor Kopano Ratele. A deeply insightful and adventurous read.
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