CAPE MENTAL HEALTH

However, too often they are denied appropriate education and work opportunities, and socially sidelined, abused and exploited. Our role is to remove, or help them to overcome, obstacles that deny them the opportunity to reach their full potential. We create opportunities for children with intellectual disabilities to learn and develop their potential, and for adults with intellectual disability to be trained and to work, both in a workshop environment and in the open labour market. People with psychiatric disabilities face stigma, both socially and in employment, which further disables them. We therefore organize support groups, assistance in finding work, and a range of activities to help them maximize their potential. Our range of psychological and social support services increase our  

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members’ independence and quality of life, and reduce incidences of rehospitalization. We also offer training and assistance to caregivers and to the families of our service-users, to cope with the particular home circumstances that arise from having a disabled or distressed child or adult in the home.