How COVID added to the stresses of the most vulnerable young women in South Africa

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Poverty is a key driver of poor mental health. People who also experience insecure income, housing and food supply are particularly vulnerable.

to their mental health. These include a lack of social support, financial insecurity, and vulnerabilities related to their gender. But services specifically targeted at adolescents and young people are woefully inadequate.we looked at the socio-economic and mental health impacts of COVID-19 on South African adolescent girls and young women. The aim was to understand how the additional challenges brought on by COVID-19 had added to existing risks faced by this population group.

Young women in our study described how households’ loss of income, economic and food insecurity, fear of infection, and death of family members resulted in feelings of frustration, anxiety and depression. Nearly three quarters of young women reported financial problems during COVID-19 and the lockdowns.

Poor mental health was made even worse by strained family relationships, increased fear of domestic violence, household unemployment, economic stress and food insecurity. Respondents described feeling bored, frustrated, isolated, lonely, scared and hopeless.

 

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Ok very informative. Now can we talk about the case of a fomer eff what what and his daughter. So they arrested two people so fast. When would ordinary south african receive prompt service like this

Not covid but the regulations the evil government implemented.

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