STIGMA IS THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF AIDS ORPHANS IN ALEXANDRA TOWNSHIP Maureen du Toit traveled with GIP to South Africa to visit a project for orphans and vulnerable children in Alexandra Township and to find out what their psychosocial needs are. "Once we were there we realized that we could not isolate their problems from the problems in their environment.
We knew we would encounter cases of people being isolated by stigma, but we were shocked to see how big this problem is. If people are ashamed to talk about their HIV status or HIV related problems, they will not likely make use of mental health care facilities, even if these facilities where available."  read more

GIP promotes humane, ethical, and effective mental health care throughout the world and supports a global network of individuals and organizations to develop, advocate for, and carry out the necessary reforms.

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