Love to Live 2002 was held at the Protea Sports Centre on 2-3 March 2002. While it is always difficult to gauge the success of community-based mental health promotion programmes such as this, the large attendance at the event, the enthusiastic participation of schools, the generous sponsorships made available by business and the quality of presentations especially from learners made it clear that the objectives of the campaign were achieved. In the essay and poster competitions the submissions from school pupils were generally of a good standing, but more importantly they showed an understanding of mental health issues and impressed with their suggestions regarding dealing with stressful life situations. The AIDS play by Hecate Corporate Theatre entitled “Live On, Live Long” was also a significant feature of the programme and provided valuable information to young people on this critical
topic. In addition it served to balance the mental health focus that formed the main thrust of the programme.
