A survival kit for healthcare workers, before the Covid-19 third wave hits
11 Mar 2021
At risk: Nurses outside a Covid-19 ward at Tembisa hospital. Global studies find healthcare workers are experiencing an increase in mental-health issues since the advent of the pandemic. (Marco Longari/AFP)
(Photos by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)
Exhausted healthcare workers have an estimated two months of precious respite to build resilience to burnout, read up on mental health injury symptoms and discover where to get help before the third Covid-19 wave hits.
This while they continue to suffer twice the Covid-19 infection rate of the communities they care for, according to experts who spoke to the
WATCH: Miss SA Shudu Musida speak on teen suicide prevention during Covid-19
By Viwe Ndongeni-Ntlebi
Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida launched her online mental health initiative, âMindful Mondaysâ.
This week being Teen Suicide Prevention Week (February 14 - 21), a week that highlights awareness especially around teen depression, Musidaâs online initiative focused on equipping parents and teachers about matter surrounding teenâs mental health.
âBeing lethargic, feeling alienated, and being irritable, those are the signs of depression.
âThere is a very thin line between normal teen behaviour and teen depression,â said Musida in bringing attention to the topic.
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) says South African teens are at a particularly high risk as the mental health impact of Covid-19 has been immense.
Anxious matrics, feeling Covid blues as they await results, cry out for help Parents must be alive to teenage depression, say experts as helplines see uptick in texts, calls from grade 12s 15 February 2021 - 20:29
Disappointing their parents and being labelled a failure for not passing that’s what SA’s matric class of 2020 fears most.
With less than a week to go before the grade 12 results are released, anxiety levels have reached boiling point, driving many to turn to helplines for comfort.
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