Annual Report
PMHP_AnnualReport_2015
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5.5 Media<br />
• Your Wellness Matters, Issue 4, October/ November 2015 “How to break the<br />
cycle of domestic abuse and violence”; a Department of Health publication<br />
for the public, distribution of more than 20 000 copies in the Western Cape in<br />
English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa, by the DOH to community settings.<br />
• Your Wellness Matters, Issue 5, December 2015 “HIV and mental health” in<br />
collaboration with the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health (CPMH);<br />
see above for distribution details<br />
• Cape Times, (city newspaper) 15 December 2015 “Femicide: Not enough done” in<br />
collaboration with Stellenbosch University<br />
Other Media Appearances<br />
• “Strategies for reducing and treating maternal mental health disorders” published in the blog series<br />
“Mental Health: The Missing Piece in Maternal Health”, co-hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force,<br />
the Mental Health Innovation Network at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Dr.<br />
Jane Fisher of Monash University - available online<br />
5.6 Going forward<br />
The year 2015 saw an increased visibility of the Perinatal Mental Health Project. We have successfully<br />
positioned our project as a resource for maternal mental health care and our aspiration is to continue to<br />
improve local and international outreach and cooperation.<br />
PMHP <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2015<br />
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