Suggested citation:
Shung-King M, Lake L, Sanders D & Hendricks M (eds) (2019) South African Child Gauge 2019. Cape Town: Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town.
ISBN: 978-0-620-85838-0
This 14th 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 Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation. The theme of the 2019 issue – “Child and Adolescent Health: Leave no one behind” – is a call to prioritise child and adolescent health and put children at the heart of the health care system.
When citing the Child Gauge, please remember to acknowledge the authors of individual chapters, for example:
Shung-King M, Lake L, Sanders D & Hendricks M (eds) (2019) South African Child Gauge 2019. Cape Town: Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town.
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Legislative developments affecting children 2018/2019
RXradio is a radio station by and for children at Red Cross Children’s Hospital. Here their young reporters interview some of the speakers at the launch of the South African Child Gauge questioning the findings from a child-centred point of view.
Lori Lake on key findings of the 2019 South African Child Gauge
For an overview of the key findings, listen to Lori Lake deliver the social responsiveness lecture to the Department of Psychiatry, UCT.
The South African Child Gauge is an annual publication of the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town. It aims to report on and monitor the situation of children in South Africa, in particular the realisation of their rights. The publication focuses on a different theme each year.
