IN RECENT weeks, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) has shared tips to help families with teenagers. Here is a compilation of what it has said:
Several children across the country have committed suicide recently. Two girls in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng were 10. Two 17-year-old pupils in KZN and Soweto, Gauteng, also took their lives. These are just some of the cases we have been made aware of in the past few weeks.
There are many more cases like these that haven’t been reported, an important reminder that mental health remains stigmatised and shamed.
The symptoms of depression and anxiety are so vast that they are often unnoticed until it’s too late.
Many teens are dealing with difficulties, including relationship problems, trauma, depression, loss, bullying and family struggles.…
