#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 […]
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How can we take care of ourselves holistically during this pandemic?
Covid 19 has put us in a state of fear and restless consciousness about our physical health (which is a good thing); but what about our mental health and mind? Watch this video from our research and budget assistant to get tips on how to fight stress and empower ourselves during this Covid 19 pandemic […]
Commemorating World Suicide Prevention day
In solidarity with our founder and all other suicide survivors who at some point thought suicide was the permanent solution to their problem. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #GMPHN_speakout #WSPD2020 #SuicidePrevention #SuicideAwareness#hopefortheabusedbattered#thereishope#bethehope Please share to spread the love
More events to raise awareness on Mental health by our founder
It is in our founders habits to keep advocating for the community’s mental health especially during this pandemic period, through different events she speaks on. Three of such events she’s recently been on include: 1) The CASEC information virtual exchange show series aptly dubbed “When pandemics collide” with focus on the topic ” Covid 19 […]
Fight against Domestic Abuse: Flee when you see red flags
Fight against Domestic Abuse: Flee when you see red flags Olamide Omujuwa Alli a 25- year old woman has been murdered by her partner, Chris Ndukwe in Nigeria. Her friends testified to repeated incidences of abuse from her partner, but she kept getting back with him because of ‘love’. Chris gruesomely murdered Olamide over a […]
NO JUSTIFICATION FOR MURDER
Murder has recently been part of societal discourse with women and ladies as main targets. One will wonder what crime some women created just to be women. Shocking news hit the Buea neighbourhood with a murder case due to a thwarted relationship. Alain Tondji known to be a barber murdered his girlfriend Franca, a final […]
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 […]
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) share their challenges
We organized the first mental health matters open day in the city of Douala Cameroon on the 11th of June 2020. During the event, participants shared their experiences with traumatic experiences in their lives. Our focus was equally on vulnerable people like internally displaced persons. We have a civil crisis in our country since 2016 […]
Mental Health Matters Open Day: A message of HOPE
We recently organized our first Mental Health Matters Open Day in the city of Douala, Cameroon and the founder of the GBM Foundation for epilepsy and mental wellbeing (Ms Bibiana Mbuh Taku) honoured our invitation. She spoke to the participants present in that capacity and in her personal capacity, sharing her experiences with different challenges […]
Suicide Prevention
According to the American Psychiatric Association Men are more than three times more likely than women to take their lives. Firearms are the most common method of suicide (used in about half of all suicides). But, suicide is preventable if we consider the risk factors and and pay attention to the warning signs. Suicide has […]