Using psychosocial interventions in a South African township
Hilary Mairs Programme director/lecturer, COPE Postgraduate Programme, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester
Tim Bradshaw Lecturer, COPE; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester
David Richards Professor of mental health nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, York
Hilary Mairs and colleagues describe how a UK and South African collaborative project is helping to improve access to mental health services for residents of KwaZakhele township
South Africa covers an area of 1.221 million km2 and has a population of approximately 44 million people speaking 11 official languages. Although it is a wealthy country compared to other African nations 45 per cent of South Africans still live in poverty. The division between the poor and non-poor population is mainly racially based and results from segregation policies of the former apartheid regime.
Mental Health Practice.
8, 9, 12-14.
doi: 10.7748/mhp2005.06.8.9.12.c1866
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