Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Exploring Parents’/Caregivers’ Perceptions of The Barriers and Challenges to Mental Health Care Access and Treatment for The Well-Being of Children in Africa: A Literature Review.
(Edna G. Rich, PhD, Abigail Willemse – Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of Western Cape, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 2. Children with Disabilities in Africa: Identifying Some of the Challenges Experienced in Accessing Education and Being Included in Their Communities.
(Emma Louise McKinney, PhD – Interdisciplinary Centre for Sports Science and Development, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa)

Chapter 3. Communication Across the Developmental Span in Parent-Child Relationships from A Human Capability Approach: A Study of Rural South Africa.
(Lisa R. Petersen, Abulele Hashe, Tessa J. Goldschmidt and Nicolette V. Roman, PhD –  SA Research Chair: The Development of Human Capabilities and Social Cohesion through the Family, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 4. The Fundamentals to Understanding the Intergenerational Parent-Child Relationship and Parenting Competencies.
(Anja Human-Hendricks, Catherina Schenck, PhD and Nicolette Roman, PhD – SA Research Chair: The Development of Human Capabilities and Social Cohesion through the Family, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 5. The Immiserating Effects of an Inappropriate Policy: A Case Study of Early Childhood Development Policy in Philippi, South Africa.
(Amiena Bayat, PhD and Siphe Madyibi – Institute of Social Development, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 6. Actualising Commitments for Early Childhood Development in South Africa’s Metropolitan Municipalities.
(Thabo Khaile, Allan Roman, Fundiswa Khaile – School of Government, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 7. The Effect of the Circle of Security Parenting Program on Both Parent and Child, Within a South African Context.
(Jenny Rose, PhD, Nicolette V. Roman, PhD and Kelvin Mwaba, PhD – Psychology Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 8. Early Childhood Caries
(Nadia Mohamed, PhD and Jo M. Barnes, PhD – Department of Paediatric Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 9. Exploring Adolescent Identity Development in Post-Apartheid South African Society: A Literature Review
(Charlene A. Petersen, PhD – Student Counselling Department, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa)

Chapter 10. Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Youth Development Programmes To Address Health Risk Behaviour Among Grade 8 To Grade 10 Learners in Selected Schools In Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Hamilton G. Pharaoh, PhD – Physiotherapy Department, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa)

Chapter 11. Child Delinquency in Africa: The Case of Adolescent Delinquents in Slums in Morocco.
(Mohamed Kadiri, PhD – Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Sociology, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco)

Chapter 12. Being A Father at a Young Age: An Exploration of Challenges Faced by Young Fathers Living in Kigali City, Rwanda.
(Innocent Iyakaremye, PhD, Patrick Ufashingabo and Liberata Mukamana, PhD – Centre for Gender Studies, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, et al.)

Chapter 13. Unpacking Socio-Ecological Factors Constraining Mental Health of African Adolescents.
(Damilola F. Adebayo and Oluyinka Ojedokun, PhD – Department of Pure & Applied Psychology, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, et al.)

Chapter 14. Family Matters: The Role of Family in Adolescent Hookah Pipe Use and Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs.
(Zainab Kader, PhD, Rik Crutzen, PhD and Nicolette V. Roman, PhD – SA Research Chair: The Development of Human Capabilities and Social Cohesion through the Family, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 15. Mental Health in the Media: Stigma, Inclusivity, and the Impact on Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
(Eugene Lee Davids, PhD, Nomthandazo Sithole and Melissa Hovestadt – Independent Institute of Education’s Varsity College, South Africa, et al.)

Index