To conlude our series on ACEs, today we are going to consider dysfunctional families. If you’ve ever seen some TV shows or movies, in some of them they try to portray a dysfunctional family in action. The only problem is that these movies often trivializes these types of families and makes light of the situation. […]
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: Children Neglect.
Today we are considering the aspect of neglect in ACEs. In simple terms, neglect is the ongoing failure to meet a child’s basic needs and the most common form of child abuse. A child might be left hungry or dirty, or without proper clothing, shelter, supervision or health care. This can put children and young […]
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Considering Abuse
Child abuse is the willful infliction of pain and suffering on children through physical, sexual, or emotional mistreatment. The term child abuse normally referred to only physical mistreatment, but since then its application has expanded to include, in addition to inordinate physical violence, unjustifiable verbal abuse; the failure to furnish proper shelter, nourishment, medical treatment, […]
An update of our recent activities and of the work currently done by H4AB in the community of Mangamba.
Briefing On Project Mangamba
Hello just in case you may be wondering what H4AB has been up to lately, we want to update you on our recent activities and ongoing project in the village of Mangamba. Our founder was led to this village at the beginning of this year for a different project she had in mind and once […]
Let’s talk about Depression and Stigma.
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, and sometimes you may […]
It’s World Human Rights Day
H4AB Awareness and Anti-stigma campaign for mental illness
#mentalhealthawareness #mentalillnessawareness #breakthestigma #Mentalhealthmatters #morethanadiagnosis. As a build up to World Mental Health day 2020 on the 10th of October, our Founder is launching an Awareness and Anti-stigma campaign for mental illness’. In her words: “I just want to reiterate that although I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in 2014, I am not […]
Mental Health Matters Open Day: HAF Founder/promoter delivers a moving presentation
We organized the first mental health matters open day in the city of Douala Cameroon on the 11th of June 2020. During the event, the founder and promoter of the Hope Alive Foundation a partner of ours gave a moving and thought provoking presentation. We have a civil crisis in our country since 2016 and […]
Covid-19 Pandemic and a surge in Domestic abuse.
Domestic abuse has recently increased at an alarming rate since the start of this lockdown. Couples who are now forced to stay at home get involved in more quarrels and fights and these may lead to more domestic abuse than happened previously. While we don’t have statistics for Cameroon, a recent article by the Scottish […]