Associate Professor Simone Honikman
MBChB UCT; MPhil (Maternal and Child Health) UCT
Position
Associate Professor of Public Mental Health
Director: Perinatal Mental Health Project
Research Areas
- Mental health and maternal health policy
- Integration of mental health services into Maternal and Child Health platforms in low and middle-income countries
- Social determinants of maternal mental ill-health
- Service provider mental health and competence
- Cost-effectiveness of investments in maternal mental health
Current Research Interests and Projects
Guideline/Manual development for World Health Organisation and SA National Department of Health
Maternal mental health resource development, curation and dissemination for service users, providers and health managers
Improving access to and the quality of care for pregnant and postnatal women living with common mental disorders – running service demonstration site
Health systems strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa (ASSET):
Nyamekela4Care (service provider training, support and self-care intervention) – feasibility studies
- Community Oriented Primary Care
- Child and Youth Care Workers
CoMaCH - Co-designing Community-based ICTs Interventions to Enhance Maternal and Child Health in South Africa.
Global Economics in Perinatal Mental Health Project (GEMMH) project
SA National Department of Health mental health investment case