Effects of violence on Childrens mental health.

... CONTENT Page PLAGIARISM DOCUMENT ............................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 3 PROVIDING PARAMETERS ..............................................................3 EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH .................7 CONCLUSION ............................................................................... 11 REFERENCES .................................................................................13 PLAGIARISM DOCUMENT WE DECLARE THAT THIS ASSIGNMENT IS OUR OWN WORK AND THAT ALL SOURCES HAVE BEEN CITED NAME: .......................................................... STUDENT NO. ........................ NAME: .......................................................... STUDENT NO. ........................ NAME: .......................................................... STUDENT NO. ........................ SIGNED: ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................... INTRODUCTION Violence as a national problem in South Africa needs little introduction. South African citizens are exposed to daily, sensationalised reports of violence in the media, emphasising this problem's national and international pervasiveness. However, little emphasis is laid on the negative impacts and consequences of direct and indirect exposure to violence on South Africa's children, constituting a population at risk, well documented by research. " In South Africa, the exposure of young people to violence has reached epidemic proportions with an alarmingly high proportion of the youth having to face daily crises alone and without support." (Matthews, Griggs & Caine, 1999, p.28). Children are regarded as one of

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