PROSPECT PROJECT
Theres no health without mental health
An educated nation makes better choices.
About the project
Organization type:
Non-Governmental Organization (PnG)
Organization status:
Non-profit organization(222-454)
Description:
Prospect project is a Mental Health is a registered(222-454) national non profit, non-governmental organisation. The organisation was established in 2018 with the aim to educate ,empower, coordinate, monitor and promote services for persons with intellectual and psychosocial disability, as well as promoting good mental health and optimum well-being amongst the people, developing a posistive function to the south african communities.
Advocacy
Human rights
Schools
Empowerment and service user involvement
Prevention and promotion programmes
Education and Support groups
Children and adolescents awareness
All disorders
Families and caregivers
Humanitarian and conflict health
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disability
Community work
Primary care
EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE (MENTAL HEALTH)
Be mental alart and create awereness all around
Events
An effective school health programme can be one of the most effective investments a nation can make to improve education and health.The project promotes school health programmes as a strategic means to prevent important health risks among youth and to engage the education sector in efforts to change the educational, social, economic and political conditions that affect risk.
The study has shown that there is a need for further transformation mental health services and ensuring of quality, accessible and equitable comprehensive care in all integrated services and in all levels (National mental health policy framework and strategic plan 2013-2020) DR Motsoaledi MP Minister of health. Support groups an effective way to create a positive function and increase wellbieng.
Integrated services for the community to access relevant information on mental health Door to door campaign for awareness purpose based in fighting against the stigma and discrimination around mental health issues Management of negative perception around mental health disorders, through advocacy movement Life skills development to mental affected candidate, within the community, the ones in the institutions (inpatients)
Forum
About
Facts
Worldwide, 5% of all deaths of young people between the ages of 15 and 29 are attributable to alcohol use. In some countries, up to 60% of all new HIV infections occur among 15-24 year olds.
Preventing leading causes of premature death, disease and disability
Many of today's and tomorrow's leading causes of death, disease and disability depression, violence, substance abuse, injuries, nutritional deficiencies, HIV/AIDS/STI can be significantly reduced by preventing six interrelated categories of behaviour, that are initiated during youth and fostered by social and political policies and conditions:
- tobacco use
- behavioural challenges that results in violence
- alcohol and substance use
- unhealthy lifestyle
- sexual behaviour that causes unintended pregnancy and disease
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People with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities themselves to effectively communicate and raise awareness of their needs and to self-advocate on all integrated services for their rights to be Taken note of and their challenges to be addressed. The lack of a strong self-advocacy movement results in continued social isolation and marginalisation of these individuals. In this way, human rights violations continue unmonitored and ignored, which result in unequal and limited access to resources and protection. These conditions impact directly on the material and lived reality of persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities.
