Natural disasters could affect the mental health of children exposed to them

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Children exposed to extreme weather events may suffer psychosocial distress, says Save the Children South Africa.

Children exposed to extreme weather events may suffer psychosocial distress, says Save the Children South AfricaExposure to natural disasters, like the wind event and storm that battered greater Durban last week, could have a detrimental effect on children’s appetite, sleep patterns, behaviour and concentration...From World War 1 to present-day cosmopolitan South Africa and beyond, the Sunday Times has been a pillar in covering the stories that matter to you.

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