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Crazy awareness walks for mental health

3 – 10 October 2018

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“CRAZY” PEOPLE PLAN WALK FROM PRETORIA TO CAPE TOWN

August 8, 2017

In order to raise awareness of mental illness, a group of “crazy” people plan to walk from Pretoria to Cape Town as part of the “CRAZY for WALKING” initiative. Mr Francois Louw, CEO of Vista Clinic, one of 30 psychiatric hospitals in the National Health Network (NHN) group of hospitals and the principal sponsor of

Welcome Crescent Clinic

June 29, 2017

We are so happy to have another NHN Psychiatric Hospital on board. Welcome to Crescent Clinic in Cape Town. Crescent will sponsor two walkers for the project. Thank you for being part of this one of a kind project to break the stigma around mental illness. http://www.crescentclinic.com/

Life Path Health Group visit – Cape Town

June 22, 2017

Crazy for Walking team traveled to Cape Town yesterday to make arrangements for the Cape Town stretch of the project (week 4 & 5). They also visited the Western Cape Traffic Department to get permission to walk on their roads. They had a great meeting with Life Path Health Group Marketing Manager, Marlisa Doms to

Where to find help

June 19, 2017

SADAG (South African Depression and Anxiety Group) www.sadag.org Life Line – Counselling www.lifelinepta.org.za Vista Clinic – Private Psychiatric Hospital www.vistaclinic.co.za Bloemcare – Private Psychiatric Hospital www.bloemcare.co.za Denmar – Private Psychiatric Hospital www.denmar.co.za Life Path Health – Private Psychiatric Hospitals www.lifepathgroup.co.za

Crazy Run 5km & 10km Fun Run/Walk Pretoria

May 18, 2017

Bring your friends and family and join our 5 km & 10 km Fun run/walk in support of the Crazy for Walking project. Wear your craziest socks to add to the fun. Official Crazy socks available to buy from Vista Clinic contact jolandi@crazyforwalking.co.za or Denmar Clinic in Pretoria facilities@denmar.co.za For more information download the PDF

Rekord Centurion newspaper article

April 21, 2017

Click on the link below to read the online article http://rekordcenturion.co.za/115612/crazies-raise-the-awareness-of-mental-illness/#.WPYGd3ARb_Y.faceb ook