Community Mental Health and Psychiatry (CMHP) manages various Mental Health related homes in the greater Cape Town area for individuals with a psychiatric diagnosis. Our focus is mainly based on Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) principles and models.
Our services currently include housing facilities for more than 300 clients and daily support services to many. More than 105 employees assist with the day to day running of the facilities.
We have three professional nurses that work at the Community Mental Health Clinic
located on the old Stikland Hospital grounds. We also train caregivers in a one year course. Student intakes take place at the beginning of each academic year.
Feel free to contact us should you require more information on our services, training, employment and voluntary work . International visitors and enquiries are most welcome!
Due to the enormous growth experienced as part of the Kingdom Ministries Trust Group since 1991, we have decided to transform Kingdom Ministries Mental Health & Psychiatry (KMMH), as we were previously known to become an autonomous entity with its own unique identity. We have become one of the country's largest leading mental health non-profit NPO's dedicated to serving those in need of our services.
We are visionaries and forward-looking, and we believe that our new name and identity will personify our vibrancy, passion and purpose for future growth and relevancy.
In line with the Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR), we endeavour to introduce the practice and philosophy of PSR in line with four areas of the clients life, being their living, learning, working, and socialising environment.
Our Mission:
Our dream is to attain ownership of houses in the community, which can easily be converted into group homes for 8-10 residents with a psychiatric diagnosis, who fit our criteria. Our mission statement expresses an orientation for respecting the individual rights of the residents as well as for developing each resident's potential for leading a fulfilling life as possible. This objective is achieved through ongoing assessment and house activities. This should be encouraged with the least as possible intervention from a professional side, thus overseeing and guiding. Community Mental Health offers a one year Care Giving Course, which focuses on the caring of Psychiatric and Intellectually disabled adults and dual disabled children.
Our Belief:
We believe that each person on earth has been created by God with a specific purpose and passion. Our purpose is not to be everything to everyone and not to address every need there is. We do however strive to excel in the area of gifting that we have received, hoping that others will join us in doing their part. We believe that people with a psychiatric diagnosis were also created with a specific purpose and passion, and we would like to be part of their discovery.
The Help your Neighbour Community Projects is a division of Kingdom Ministries Trust, which is the welfare and fund raising agency for the broader Kingdom Ministries and it departments. For more information on Help your Neighbour, or for possibilities on getting involved contact:
Donations:
To make a MONETARY or CASH donation to Community Mental Health please send an email to donations@mentalhealth.org.za and we will forward you any further information required by you.
To Arrange an event to help raise awareness and help raise money for CMHP please contact:
Elizma Keuler (Development Officer)
Tel: +27 083 412 9541
Fax: +27 086 661 2766
Email: elizma@mentalhealth.org.za
World Mental Health Day
Date: 10 October
Place: Celebrated globally
Voluntary Work
Voluntary workers desiring to work in Cape Town as health professionals, general workers, caregivers, aids or administrative staff in mental health group homes and facilities are invited to apply for a 6-12 month position. No previous experience is required.
Community Mental Health & Psychiatry (CMHP) provides all inclusive services to more than 300 long-term service users in the mental health field. These include adults with a psychiatric diagnosis like Schizophrenia and children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities. No formal training is required to work in any position up to care giving, but a passion to serve people and assist clients to develop their full potential, is paramount. Social workers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nursing and other health related compliments will have to provide proof of registration. Students, who are not yet qualified, should provide proof from their Academic Institution.
Although the worker enters into an agreement with CMHP, (s)he must be self supported as Voluntary workers are not remunerated, and should be willing to work and be treated as employees. Accommodation and some meals may be supplied by CMHP. We have 8 facilities in Cape Town and surrounding areas with their Head Office in Brackenfell, Cape Town. Some of these facilities are situated on Hospital grounds while others are within communities. Interested persons may apply by emailing their CV together with a covering letter to:
