Every year from 29 May to 6 June, South Africa observes National Child Protection Week. While the focus of the week is often on ways to protect children from physical harm, neglect or abuse, which should always be our first … Continued
The environments in which people live, grow and work affect their mental health. Ecological inequality risk factors that increase the possibility for mental health challenges includes a shortage of suitable housing and transport choices, community deprivation, a harmful environment, living … Continued
The link between physical and mental health is undeniable: those who have one or more physical challenges are at bigger risk of developing mental health problems, while mental health problems increase the risk of physical health problems. Individuals with long-term … Continued
Being communally linked is strongly linked to good mental health outcomes; access to positive relationships from an early age is essential to our growth, as well as our physical wellness and contentment across life. On the contrary, many of the … Continued
Every person on earth has mental health and we all can encounter mental health challenges, no matter what our background or social status. Regrettably, the odds for mental wellbeing are not equally distributed and this unequal allocation of threat to … Continued
The term ‘trauma-informed care’ is something you may have encountered in recent years, as it is used more and more in relation to social projects and community work. But what is trauma-informed care, and why is it something we should … Continued
As South Africans celebrate National Women’s Day on the 9th of August, we also commemorate our 500th day in lockdown due to COVID-19. Although the pandemic has had negative physical, psychological as well as economic effects on everyone the world … Continued
One minute. It’s not a lot of time. We don’t tend to think that anything important can happen in such a short period. But according to a new study published in The Lancet on the 20th of July 2021, a … Continued
To say that the last few days have been traumatic for South Africans would be an understatement. KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng have experienced riots, looting, destruction and violence on a monumental scale. So far scores of people have been injured, many … Continued
As South Africa nears the one-year anniversary of the first hard lockdown due to COVID-19, the effects that the pandemic has had on children’s mental health and wellbeing is becoming increasingly clear. COVID-19 has bought new levels of collective trauma … Continued