# The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation says more than one-thousand-three-hundred South Africans who sought help for gambling-related harm were flagged as high suicide risk in 2025/26. This comes as South Africa marks Mental Health Awareness Month. The Foundation’s executive director Sibongile Simelane-Quntana says of the five-thousand 199 screend, one-thousand-345 were at a high risk of suicide. Thirty-six required psychiatric evaluations and 20 were admitted for 21-day inpatient treatment. Simelane-Quntana called for a stronger public health response to untreated mental health conditions.
Gambling foundation flags over 1 300 South Africans at high suicide risk