UJ study reveals how depression and domestic violence impacted school children during Covid-19 pandemic

Being exposed to depressed caregivers and violence in homes and communities had a significant impact on young children, a new report has found

11 June 2024 – 21:23

Being exposed to depressed caregivers and violence in their homes and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on young children, a new report has found…

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