Psychosocial Disability Awareness Month (PDAM) is celebrated annually in July. This year (July 2024), the SA Federation for Mental Health (SAFMH) will be focusing on the theme “Access and inclusion: why community mental health is important”, highlighting the important role community mental health organisations play in ensuring access and inclusion for people with psychosocial disabilities (see the next page for an explanation on psychosocial disabilities and how this differs from mental health and mental health conditions).