CG 2021/2022: Child and adolescent mental health

This 16th annual review of the situation of the country’s children is published by the Children’s Institute (CI), University of Cape Town, in partnership with UNICEF South Africa; the DSI-NRF Centre for Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand; the Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation; and The LEGO Foundation.

This sixteenth issue of the South African Child Gauge focuses attention on child and adolescent mental health and how early experiences of adversity ripple out across the life course and generations at great cost to individuals and society. It calls on South African society to put children at the centre of all policies in order to protect children from harm, build their capacity to cope with stress and adversity, and provide them with opportunities to thrive.

Suggested citation:
Tomlinson M, Kleintjes S & Lake L (2022) South African Child Gauge 2021/2022. Cape Town: Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town.

Please remember to acknowledge the authors of individual chapters, for example:

Desai R & Burton P (2022) Child and adolescent mental health and the digital world: A double-edged sword. In: Tomlinson M, Kleintjes S & Lake L (eds) South African Child Gauge 2021/2022. Cape Town: Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town.

Click on the links below to download a PDF version.

Individual chapters

Foreword:
Professor Linda Richter, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand
The mental health of children and adolescents: A human rights imperative
Advocate Bongani Majola, Chairperson, South African Human Rights Commission