The Office of the Dean of Humanities would like to invite you to attend a public lecture presented as part of the Faculty Research Theme ‘Enhancing the well-being of vulnerable children’, and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Date: Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Time: 14:00-15:30 (followed by a reception)
Venue: Merensky Library Auditorium, University of Pretoria, Hatfield Campus
RSVP by 4 April: [email protected]

This presentation will address the major public health concern of childhood exposure to psychological trauma (e.g. child abuse, neglect, domestic violence, loss of a loved one, natural disaster). Children exposed to multiple traumas often experience negative developmental consequences, and in this presentation attention will be given to the impact of trauma on children’s social and emotional functioning. Data will be presented from large-scale, multi-level, Federally-funded projects in the United States. These projects were implemented in local communities to address the trauma-related needs of vulnerable children and their families. The presentation will conclude with the implications of these study findings for supporting a public health approach to children’s mental health, including attention to health promotion and to vulnerable populations.

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