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Adolescence Institute for Life Course Health Research

WebHASHTAG is a school-based mental health promotion and prevention intervention for at-risk adolescents in South Africa and Nepal. It is comprised of two activities. Strategy 1, …

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ILCHR Institute for Life Course Health Research

WebAt ILCHR, we conduct research to provide evidence about what works to improve outcomes for parents, children, adolescents, and adults in the South African setting, as well as …

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Mental Health is a Human Right

WebGenerating larger-scale mental health evidence requires the right tools. There is a massive gap in population-based data on adolescent mental health conditions in low- and middle …

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Institute for Life CourseHealth Research

WebActivity Report (2019-2020)Message from the DirectorsOne of the stickiest problems in global health research is the vast discrepancy in research evidenceemanating from low- …

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WHAT WE DO ILCHR

WebGlobally, many adolescents live in unstable environments, where poverty or violence is common, placing them at heightened risk of developing mental disorders.. Despite …

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Publications ILCHR

WebAt the Institute for Life Course Health Research (ILCHR), we conduct research to provide evidence about what works to improve outcomes for parents, children, adolescents, and …

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Mark Tomlinson appointed to WHO group for maternal, child health

WebArticle published on Stellenbosch University News In what he has described as a big honour, Prof Mark Tomlinson, co-director of the Institute for Life Course Health …

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Helping young people to manage their emotions and improve …

Webdevelop supportive relationships and act as role models to the adolescents. By incorporating these factors, interventions can support young people to regulate their emotions, which …

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Institute for Life Course Health Research (ILCHR) launch

WebWith this message, Mr Eben Mouton, FMHS Senior Director: Business Manager welcomed the ILCHR to its new home in the Department of Global Health at the institute's official …

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South African study gives insights into sexual health needs of …

WebBy Xanthe Hunt, Leslie Swartz, Mark Carew and Poul RohlederFirst published in The Conversation Africa | March 16, 2021Few people relish the prospect of using sexual and …

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Hunger and depression in the pandemic:

WebFirst, 29% of South Africans are reporting depressed mood. That is, their responses to the two mental health questions in the Nids-Cram survey indicated that …

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Call for Child Support Grant to include poor pregnant women

WebBy Marecia Damons• 19 March 2021 First published by GroundUp. A recent study looking at the mental health and nutrition security among pregnant women in the Cape Metro …

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‘Sharing Stories': A digital answer to pandemic parenting

WebIt is delivered via facilitated WhatsApp groups. The Sharing Stories programme is a six-week digital intervention and consists of two key components: Shared reading of digital books …

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Project HASHTAG and the Thrive Together Strategy

WebIn practice, this involved (1) n launch event to introduce teachers and students to project HASHTAG; (2) School Action Groups (SAGs) which was a committee comprised of …

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There is no magic bullet to solve problems of community safety

WebA sports programme in Cape Town targeted 1,200 young men at risk for substance abuse, HIV and violent behaviour, with 800 of them participating in a soccer league and 400 not …

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SU leads new gender-transformative sexual and reproductive …

WebGlobally, there are some interventions that engage men and boys to promote gender equality but the numbers are small. A recent review published in the British Medical …

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Food crisis: 2.5 million South Africans experience hunger ‘every day’

WebBy Nic Spaull and Mark TomlinsonFirst published in Daily Maverick As many as 10 million adults and nearly three million children experienced hunger in the past week in South …

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New grants to enhance the child and adolescent portfolio of ILCHR

WebAmidst the current global crisis, the ILCHR team has managed to secure three new exciting grants, namely from the UK Research Initiative Medical Research Council (UKRI MRC), …

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