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Stellenbosch University Senate members call for the end to Israel's 'brutal and barbaric' destruction in Gaza

The following statement was submitted for discussion to the Stellenbosch University Senate. We are awaiting a special meeting of the Senate to further debate the matter.

Gaza , Israel-general , Israel , Jabalia , Gaza-strip-general , Gaza-strip , Netherlands , Bellville , Western-cape , South-africa , Stellenbosch , University-of-cape-town

SA's child care grant for disability falls short

SA's child care grant for disability falls short
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South-africa , Stellenbosch , Western-cape , South-african , Zara-trafford , African-social-security-agency , Department-of-social-development , Institute-for-life-course-health-research , Department-of-global-health-at-stellenbosch-university , Care-dependency-grant , Life-course-health-research , Global-health

News - PhD study highlights inadequacies in Care...

News - PhD study highlights inadequacies in Care...
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South-africa , Stellenbosch , Western-cape , South-african , Zara-trafford , Stefan-els , Department-of-social-development , African-social-security-agency , Institute-for-life-course-health-research , Department-of-global-health-at-stellenbosch-university , Care-dependency-grant , Life-course-health-research

'SA's education system in complete ruins. Requires total transformation'

The transformation includes embracing socio-emotional learning and fully integrating Artificial Intelligence, says Mark Tomlinson.

South-africa , Stellenbosch , Western-cape , South-african , Mark-tomlinson , Institute-of-life-course-health-research , Stellenbosch-university , Artificial-intelligence , Life-course-health-research , Daily-maverick ,

News - 2023 Research and Innovation Excellence Awards...

News - 2023 Research and Innovation Excellence Awards...
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South-africa , Stellenbosch , Western-cape , Robin-warren , Amanda-gouws , Sanjeev-rambharose , Soraya-seedat , Portia-phalafula , Wandile-sihlobo , Douglas-parry , Gerhard-walzl , Tawanda-zininga

Evidence synthesis for the south, from the south: The Disability Evidence Portal and evidence-based decision-making in disability-inclusive development

Evidence synthesis for the south, from the south: The Disability Evidence Portal and evidence-based decision-making in disability-inclusive development
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South-africa , United-kingdom , Geneva , Genè , Switzerland , Stellenbosch , Western-cape , Zara-trafford , Ruth-useh , Tom-shakespeare , Institute-for-life-course-health-research , Stellenbosch-disability-research-hub

How Covid restrictions affected teens' mental health

Teenagers’ brains are primed for connecting with friends. But for many their mental health took a knock owing to being isolated during Covid. With up to 20% of kids likely to develop a mental health problem and only one in 10 able to get support, simply being in school can help.

Braamfontein , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Stellenbosch , Western-cape , Hillbrow , Gauteng , Japan , University-of-cape-town , Johannesburg , Natal , Japanese

Redress mental healthcare for children and adolescents in South Africa

UCT Children’s Institute, in collaboration with its partner organisations, has launched a petition to encourage government to improve mental health support services for children and adolescents.

University-of-cape-town , Western-cape , South-africa , Stellenbosch , South-african , Enoch-godongwana , Centre-for-public-mental-health , National-mental-health , Health-dr-joe-phaahla , National-health-insurance , Children-institute , Centre-for-autism-research-in-africa

Calls for financial support to close gap on children's right to mental health services

Calls for financial support to close gap on children's right to mental health services
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Cape-town , Western-cape , South-africa , Stellenbosch , University-of-cape-town , South-african , Division-of-child , Department-of-health , National-health-insurance , Centre-for-autism-research-in-africa , National-mental-health

Coalition demands better mental health services for children

Recent research in the Western Cape shows that only 1 in 10 children with mental health problems ever receive a diagnosis/treatment for their mental health disorders.

South-africa , Stellenbosch , Western-cape , Cape-town , South-african , National-department-of-health , Children-institute , African-association-of-child , Mental-health , National-department , Adolescent-mental-health-policy