As part of our Meet the SDG3 researcher blog collection, we interview Tatenda Mawoyo and Stefani Du Toit in regard to their work with Project HASHTAG: a school-based intervention to improve adolescent mental health in Nepal and South Africa.
HASHTAG intervention facilitators : Philani Ngxoli, Neziswa Ntante, Tatenda Mawoyo, Xolani Shweni, Akhona Sambudla Welcome to our Meet the SDG3 researcher blog collection. We are interviewing a series of academics and practitioners working in diverse fields to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
I took a keen interest in adolescent mental health after my experience managing a randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce interpersonal violence and improve mental health amongst adolescents living in a low-resource community. My role in Project HASHTAG included developing intervention material for the project and assisting with overseeing the implementation of the intervention program.
The COVID-19 pandemic also had a significant impact on the mental health of adolescents. Ongoing isolation, school closures, economic uncertainty, bereavement, and loss negatively impacted schoolgoing adolescents. As adolescence is a time of rapid physical, social, and psychological development, it offers multiple opportunities for health promotion and disease prevention. Schools play an increasingly important role in promoting mental health and healthy behaviours amongst students.
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