Walk puts spotlight on mental health
Don’t forget to check in – not just on your social media posts, but on your loved ones – because you never know how you could possibly save a life.
This was the stirring message by Dr Matthews Katjene to participants of the Psychwell Mental Health Walkathon at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital yesterday morning.
The aim of the walk was to raise awareness about mental health and end the stigma around it.
Katjene said although exercise, good nutrition, sound sleep and medication could help manage mental health, it was the “talking and offloading” that played an integral part in finding a wider solution.
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