Timothy Conibear: Mental-Health Services to Underserved Communities Via Sport
Timothy: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Did you know that In South Africa, fewer than 10% of children and adolescents who need a mental health service receive it (The Child Gauge 2022), or that only 5% of the national healthcare budget is directed towards mental health? There is a growing appetite for new, scalable interventions that can increase coverage of mental health promotion and prevention services in underserved communities, where the majority of the population are uninsured and rely on under-funded state healthcare. Waves for Change is an award-winning South African non-profit organization that uses sport and physical activity to deliver evidence-based mental health prevention and promotion services in under-resourced communities.
