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Advancing mental health through research, training, and clinical innovation. Improving lives and strengthening health systems through evidence-based behavioural medicine.

The Long Shot: Building Behavioural Science into HIV Prevention

The Daily Maverick recently published our article focusing on integrating behavioural science into the roll-out of Lenacapavir. Read it now!

Introducing our new funded study - Project iNpower

Learn more about our new funded study - Project iNpower. A collaboration between the Centre for Behavioural Medicine, the City of Cape Town, the University of Miami, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Mental Illness Awareness Month: It’s Everyone’s Business

As we mark Mental Illness Awareness Month, we reflect on the realities of South Africa's mental health treatment gap and the urgent need for accessible, equitable, and culturally responsive care.