Interview with Call Center Manager Tracy Feinstein from SADAG

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Listen to this very important conversation that could help save your, or someone you love's, life.

We had Tracy Feinstein from the South African Depression and Anxiety Group chat to us about how to get help when you are really struggling through life, who you can chat to, how the processes work, and how you can come out on the other side.

https://www.sadag.org/
Mental illness, and the stigma surrounding it, is a critical issue in South Africa. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) is at the forefront of patient advocacy, education and destigmatisation of mental illness in the country. Its expertise lies in assisting patients and callers throughout South Africa with mental health queries.
SADAG is a Non-Profit Organisation, a Registered Section 21 Company, with an 18a tax exemption. It has on its board a powerful team of Patients, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and General Practitioners. SADAG was established twenty years ago to serve as a support network for the thousands of South Africans who live with mental health problems. Currently, it is estimated that 1 in 5 people will, or do, suffer from a mental illness. SADAG manages a 16-line counselling-and-referral call centre, and is the voice of patient advocacy, working in urban, peri-urban, and the most rural communities across South Africa.

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27 Aug 2024 English South Africa Self-Improvement · News

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