Giving people access to mental health support and counselling is vital for a healthy society; these are the organisations offering help.
South Africa (16 January 2024) – Good mental health underpins so many other parts of life, from healthy relationships to the ability to take part in society and how we treat our animals and environment. Without good mental health, the rest suffers.
In South Africa, access to services that promote mental health and support is far and few between. Helping the organisations that do operate in this space is vital as it gives incentive for more organisations to step up and help too.
Despite the need for more mental health-focused organisations in South Africa, focusing on
If we have missed an organisation or charity, please email tyler@goodthingsguy.com, and we will add it soonest; kindly supply the relevant links as well as which province they work in, the NPO/NGO/NPC registration details and a brief description of what the organisation does.
Please note that this is a working list, so keep sending through your charities, and we will keep adding them!
South Africa
- LifeLine South Africa – Website / Facebook
- SA Federation for Mental Health – Website / Facebook
- The Goldilocks and The Bear Foundation – Website / Facebook
- The South African Depression and Anxiety Group – Website / Facebook
Eastern Cape
Gauteng
- Community Keepers (Working in Gauteng) – Website / Facebook
- LifeLine Johannesburg – Website / Facebook
- LifeLine Pretoria – Website / Facebook
- LifeLine Vaal (Working in Evaton, Sebokeng and Sharpville) – Website / Facebook
KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban and Coastal Mental Health (Working in Durban) – Website / Facebook
- LifeLine Durban (Working in Durban) – Website / Facebook
- LifeLine Pietermaritzburg – Facebook
Limpopo
- LifeLine Limpopo – Facebook
Mpumalanga
- LifeLine Nelspruit – Facebook
Northern Cape
Western Cape
- Cape Mental Health (Working in Observatory) – Website / Facebook
- Community Keepers (Working in Western Cape) – Website / Facebook
- Counselling Hub (Working in Woodstock) – Website / Facebook
- Equinox Trust (Working in Durbanville and Tokai) – Website / Facebook
- HandsandFeet (Working in Strandfontein) – Website / Facebook
- Hope House (Working in Bergvliet, Tableview and Kuilsrivier as well as online) – Website / Facebook
- Inala Mental Health (Working in Woodstock) – Website / Facebook
- LifeLine Garden Riute – Facebook
- LifeLine Western Cape – Website / Facebook
- Persona Doll Training (Working in Western Cape) – Website / Facebook
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