From fear to resilience: adolescents' experiences of violence in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa

• Main Authors: Fiona Scorgie (Author), Deborah Baron (Author), Jonathan Stadler (Author), Emilie Venables (Author), Heena Brahmbhatt (Author), Kristin Mmari (Author), Sinead Delany-Moretlwe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background For adolescents growing up in poor urban South African settings, violence is often a part of daily life and has lasting effects on physical and mental health outcomes in adulthood. We conducted a qualitative study to document and understand the forms of interpersonal violence exp...