Exposure to community violence increases teen boys' risk for mental illness
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Teenagers growing up in South Africa are exposed to some of the highest rates of violence in the world. Focusing on a sample of adolescents who accessed mental health care in the Western Cape, a team of researchers, led by Dr Geri Donenberg of the University of Illinois at Chicago, found that exposure to violence was linked to mental-health problems in boys.
DOI: 10.14749/32377968
Author: Human Sciences Research Council
Language: English
Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Human Sciences Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W7162111360
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