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Child Mental Health Services in the New South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1998

Mary Milne  and
Brian Robertson
Mary Milne
Affiliation:
8 Upper Thorn Street, Newlands 7700, South Africa
Brian Robertson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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Abstract

Health departments in the new South Africa are undergoing major restructuring and, in some cases, severe financial cutbacks as new policies attempt to redress the inequities of the past. A district system is being phased in, with a shift in funding from academic hospitals to secondary and primary level care. The process is being undermined by the current recession, which also affects Welfare and Education facilities, and by widespread poverty, violence, and other adverse conditions. Child mental health services are discussed in the light of current human resources, epidemiological data, the effects of violence and cultural issues, together with some reflections on their future.

Keywords

Child mental healthhealth servicesSouth Africa
Type
Research Article
Information
Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , September 1998 , pp. 128 - 134
Copyright
© 1998 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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