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CATCH IT EARLY OP-ED: Mental healthcare for young South Africans needs a wider front door

Bronwyne Coetzee, Katherine Sorsdahl and Claire van der Westhuizen · Daily Maverick

Published 9 Oct 2026, 9:04 am·just now·1 min read

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Youth mental health care needs to move from a crisis response to early prevention and intervention. This could be achieved through expanding school-based ‘task sharing’ programmes like EASE-SA, where trained non-specialists deliver evidence-based emotional support to young adolescents.

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CATCH IT EARLY OP-ED: Mental healthcare for young South Africans needs a wider front door

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