Mental Health Policy in South Africa: Exploring Problem Representation (1) (Routledge Studies in Health in Africa)

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Synopsis
This book investigates how mental health in South Africa is conceptualised and constructed in public policy. Critiquing embedded assumptions within existing policy documentation, the book advocates for policy solutions centred on poverty alleviation and economic development.Mental health in South Africa has historically been neglected within the health-care system, a stark reality underscored by the Life Esidimeni tragedy, which exposed widespread mismanagement, negligence, and insufficient resources in mental health-care services. While South Africa has enacted progressive mental health policies, their effective implementation remains hindered by systemic challenges. This book investigates the dominant problems represented in mental health policies, including the segregation of mental health from general health services, inadequate intersectoral collaboration in mental health care, community disconnection from mental health services, the association between poverty and mental health issues, and infringements upon the rights of individuals with mental health problems. Overall, the book underscores mental health as a socio-economic issue, requiring new policy solutions.This book will be an essential read for mental health professionals and policy makers in South Africa, as well as for researchers working on the good governance of mental health, both within the country and at global and multilateral levels.
Copyright:
2026

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Book Size:
110 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040437766
Related ISBNs:
9781040437742, 9781003603351, 9781032992914
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Claire Morrison, Pieter Fourie, and Ubanesia Adams. The right of Claire Morrison, Pieter Fourie, and Ubanesia Adams to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Psychology, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine, Politics and Government
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