English: The current South African adolescent cohort grew up in a decade of sociopolitical transformation, a period which has been accompanied by inevitable and continuous instability in the economic, education and health ...

English: Globally and especially in South Africa there is a growing concern about the presence of emotional disturbances among adolescents manifesting itself as suicide behaviour. Suicide behaviour among the adolescents ...

English: Adolescence is a period of significant physical, cognitive and socio-emotional changes. In addition, South African adolescents are exposed to a variety of environmental stressors daily. These stressors include ...

English: Adolescents are exposed to a variety of developmental and social challenges on a daily basis. Those who find it difficult to cope with these demands tend to present with behavioural and psychological problems. ...

English: Resilience and trauma exposure are well researched topics. There is extensive knowledge about the nature of traumatic events that adolescents are exposed to, as well as how they have coped with these experiences. ...