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  • Global initiatives focus on child-friendly spaces

    Beth Amato

    August 24, 2018 |

    Business Day |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    Some urban planners argue that urban spaces should be designed around children because that makes a livable, walkable space for everyone, and also contributes to healthy early brain development. Several initiatives are underway in and around Johannesburg, South Africa to redesign public spaces and make them more welcoming. At least one community group is working with children, teenagers and people who work with children to identify places that could be improved for better child protection.

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  • What turns some children into criminals? A look into the effects of emotional trauma

    Beth Amato

    November 27, 2017 |

    News24 |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    In South Africa, several programs help young people who come from backgrounds of violence and trauma find new ways to engage in the world through sports, or teaching empathy and positive communication. Others focus on parents of young children to teach healthy ways to cope with discipline issues. These are part of a wider policy push in the country to focus on restorative justice and early child development to short-circuit youth crime.

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