Every year the Children’s Institute publishes the South African Child Gauge report to track progress for children.
In 2022 we focused on child and adolescent mental health.
This October we are partnering with RX Radio, UNICEF South Africa and the Daily Maverick to share key findings with young people.
We encourage you to join in the conversation by:
- Reading and engaging with our social media campaign
- Sharing our child-friendly summary with children and adolescents
- Listening to RX Radio interviews with Gauge authors
- Joining us for the Daily Maverick webinar on 9 November where we ask lead editor, Prof Mark Tomlinson: What can families, schools and communities do to support young people’s mental health?
Child- and youth-friendly materials
We have produced a range of child- and youth-friendly materials for you to download, print and share with the people you care about …
RX Radio podcasts
Why should we talk about mental health?
Muriel Mafico
UNICEF South Africa
How can we challenge stigma and discrimination?
Sharon Kleintjes
University of Cape Town
How can we build a more caring society?
Crick Lund
University of Cape Town
How can we cope better under pressure?
Tamsen Rochat
University of the Witwatersrand
How can families support young people’s mental health?
Lizette Berry, University of Cape Town
How can we create more caring schools
Stefani du Toit
University of Stellenbosch
How can we take care of our mental health online?
Rachana Desai
University of the Witwatersrand
How can we strengthen mental health services?
Simphiwe Simelane
University of Cape Town
Daily Maverick-RX Radio webinars
Youth mental health – breaking the silence
Listen as Talitha Counter – a young reporter from RX Radio and Mary Heywood, Editor of the Citizen Maverick, interview Professor Petrus De Vries, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Cape Town – as they explore why it’s so important to break the silence and open up a conversation about child and adolescent mental health.
Youth mental health – finding solutions
What can families, schools and communities do to better support young people’s mental health? Listen to our Daily Maverick webinar where lead editor of the Child Gauge, Professor Mark Tomlinson, shares solutions with young RX Radio reporter Lilah Davies and Mark Heywood of the Daily Maverick.
