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Podcast: Leigh-Anne Williams
Episode: Wellness Wednesday: Dr Merryn Young (Only 1 In 10 SA Children Have Access To Mental Healthcare)
Description: One in five South African children and teenagers suffers from a mental health condition. Still, only 10% of them can access the care they need – a growing crisis that is not only a failure of the healthcare system, but a violation of their human rights. Dr Merryn Young, Member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about how chronic neglect of mental healthcare for South African children is a human rights crisis. Â