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Mental health

Teen suicides raise alarm over mental health crisis

15th July 2025 Lilita Gcwabe 0

There is one social worker for 30,000 learners in South Africa’s public schooling system.

We did the sums on South Africa’s mental health spend. They’re not pretty

14th October 2019 Sumaiyah Docrat Crick Lund 0

South Africa has taken steps towards strengthening mental health care in the last 20 years. These include reforming the Mental Health Care Act 2002 and developing a National […]

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Anger and shock deaths of mental patients

1st April 2017 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

A recent report by the Health Ombudsman paints a poor picture of the state of mental health facilities and management in South Africa. While the […]

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