{"id":271429,"date":"2025-10-22T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=271429"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:03:04","slug":"mental-health-awareness-cape-town-international-kite-festival-highlights-trauma-and-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/mental-health-awareness-cape-town-international-kite-festival-highlights-trauma-and-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental health awareness: Cape Town international kite festival highlights trauma and healing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>October marks mental health awareness in Cape Town and worldwide. For more than three decades, the Cape Town International Kite Festival has provided a safe, uplifting space for people to talk openly about their mental health, free from stigma or fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its launch in 1994, the festival,hosted by mental health care organisation <a>Cape Mental Health (CMH)<\/a>,has united artists, ambassadors, mental health care users, volunteers, and supporters. Participants share stories of struggle, healing, and hope, helping to break down barriers and build a more compassionate community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival takes place at the Youngsfield Military Base in Wynberg on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connecting-to-global-mental-health-conversations\">Connecting to global mental health conversations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The event follows <a>World Mental Health Day (WMHD)<\/a> on Friday 10 October. This year, the <a>World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)<\/a> focuses on \u201cAccess to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cape Town International Kite Festival\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lvJM20VT3yo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In South Africa, the <a>South African Federation for Mental Health (SAFMH)<\/a> highlights the theme: <em>\u201cAddressing Violence as a Significant Challenge to Mental Health.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-violence-as-a-daily-catastrophe\">Violence as a daily catastrophe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CMH warns that persistent violence in Cape Town acts as a daily catastrophe with long-term mental health consequences. Ongoing gang conflicts, gender-based violence, alcohol and drug-related crimes, and taxi wars contribute to widespread trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite more than 30 years of democracy, violent crime remains widespread, leaving communities trapped in cycles of trauma and fear,\u201d CMH said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exposure to violence erodes mental health, causing anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and strained relationships. Children and young people exposed to trauma are especially vulnerable, often facing emotional and behavioural challenges that affect education and future wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-limited-access-to-care\">Limited access to care<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>According to WFMH, one in five people exposed to catastrophes develop a diagnosable mental health condition. Yet access to quality care remains limited, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CMH calls the violence crisis both a social and mental health emergency but stresses that it is preventable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cViolence in South Africa is not inevitable. It is a result of complex social, economic, and systemic failures that can be addressed through coordinated prevention, better crime intervention, and stronger investment in mental health services,\u201d the organisation said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Greater access to psychosocial support, trauma counselling, and community-based mental health care can help survivors rebuild their lives and reduce long-term impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-message-from-cmh-ceo\">A message from CMH CEO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For Professor Ingrid Daniels, chief executive officer of CMH, this year\u2019s WMHD offers a crucial opportunity to highlight the catastrophe of violence on South Africans\u2019 wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWorld Mental Health Day is an opportunity to talk about the current situation. 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