MENTAL HEALTH POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA, exploring problem representation

99pp., hardback, Routledge, London & New York, 2026

ISBN: 9781032992914

This book investigates how the "problem" of mental health is represented in South African health policy, identifies the assumptions underlying these representations, and argues for policy solutions centred on poverty alleviation and economic development.

Claire Morrison works as a fundraising officer at Camp Sizanani Life Skills, an NPO dedicated to empowering South Africa’s orphaned, vulnerable, and at-risk youth.

Pieter Fourie teaches political science at Stellenbosch University. He has worked in the field of global health since the late 1990s, including at UNAIDS and at the AIDS Foundation of South Africa.

Ubanesia Adams teaches political science at Stellenbosch University.