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18 April 2019 | Story Xolisa Mnukwa | Photo Tshepang Mahlatsi
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UFS Next Chapter prioritises mental health of students.

The conversation themed Who helps the helpers? kicked off with Next Chapter founder and spokesperson, Tshepang Mahlatsi, explaining the diversity and defining factors of the world, which are divided into a number of outlining categories, namely religion, social class, ethnic race, gender, age, and many other crucial aspects.

Tshepang explained that mental health outstrips all man-made boundaries because of one thing that the human race has in common, namely each individual’s capabilities to deal with stress. 

This conversation zoomed in on mental health within the Faculty of Health Sciences and its career spectrum.  According to Tshepang, “It is only in emergencies and extreme situations that people recall the importance of mental health, due to the stigma that surrounds the topic”.

Representatives from the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Department of Student Development and Counselling assembled in Metro 7 of the James Moroka Building to discuss ways of addressing the question Who helps the helpers?

Next Chapter, in collaboration with the Faculty of Health Sciences, further launched a power hour where certified health professionals are given a platform to address and interact with Health Sciences students in a safe and free environment.

Tshepang explained that the initiative strives to start a culture and create a space where anyone dealing with a mental illnesses or issue does not feel ashamed to seek help.

 

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Conference on trafficking in human beings presented at the UFS
2007-08-20

 

A conference on national and international perspectives on trafficking in human beings was presented by the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State (UFS) on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein today. Topics such as an international perspective and the role of organised crime in trafficking, identifying and assisting victims of trafficking and the role of witness protection in trafficking prosecutions were discussed. At the conference were, from the left, front: Mr Dawood Adams (South African Witness Protection Programme), Ms Judith Mthomben (Terre Des Homes, Pretoria); back: Ms Beatri Kruger (senior lecturer, Department of Criminal and Medical Law at the UFS), and Ms Susan Kreston (Unit for Children’s Rights in the Faculty of Law at the UFS).
Foto: Leonie Bolleurs

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