16 Days of Activism: This is urgent! Please respond now!

Published date: 
8 Dec 2009

If you have survived a traumatic event such as hijacking, armed robbery, torture, xenophobic violence physical and sexual abuse, rape, motor vehicle accident,. domestic violence, childhood neglect, armed combat, HIV/AIDS....

  •  If you are the family member or close friend of someone who has survived a traumatic event
  • If you have not received psychological support and do not have access to psychological support
  • if you are still suffering the long-term effects of this event such as high levels of health problems, major depression, post traumatic stress disorder or other conditions that might result from exposure to traumatic stress including and a desire for revenge and retribution,

PLEASE log onto our website on www.saits.org.za and submit your name (or state anon – should you wish to remain anonymous) on our petition.

You may also want to send an email to saits [at] saits [dot] org [dot] za 

Should you wish to do so, include in your mail the type of event/s that you have survived and/or the symptoms that you are suffering from.

All emails will be held in the strictest confidence. Only the name or pseudonym will be forwarded. Should you wish further information please indicate so in your email or phone us on 084-2988-135 

The petition will be handed to the Minister of Health on 11th December 2009

Author: 
S A Institute for Traumatic Stress
Source: 
S A Institute for Traumatic Stress