Alex Freeman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3693435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Freeman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Freeman |
| SIGNATURE | FREEMAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa and South, African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa Masculinity and Health, Research Unit, Lenasia, South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3436-6492 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Between relief and estrangement: Family experiences of involuntary treatment for psychosis in South Africa
Psychiatrists’ experiences of involuntary care in South Africa: Dilemmas for practice in challenging contexts
Providing for people with psychosocial conditions in crisis is a complex and controversial endeavour that has gained significant attention over the past decade. This increased focus is driven by global calls to reduce coercion, including by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, who interpret Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in General Comment 1 to advocate fo…
Sports as placemaking: Critical Reflections on a Community-Engaged Campaign
Community-engaged scholarship has largely neglected the potential of sports to construct progressive forms of community and mobilize disparate interests. In this article, we critically reflect on how sports were used for placemaking purposes in the Friendship and Hope Campaign, an annual event that is driven by residents of Thembelihle, a low-income community in South Africa. The Campaign is a participatory and community-based intervention that s…
Discourses of Involuntary Care in the South African Psy-Complex
Sports as placemaking: Critical Reflections on a Community-Engaged Campaign
Community-engaged scholarship has largely neglected the potential of sports to construct progressive forms of community and mobilize disparate interests. In this article, we critically reflect on how sports were used for placemaking purposes in the Friendship and Hope Campaign, an annual event that is driven by residents of Thembelihle, a low-income community in South Africa. The Campaign is a participatory and community-based intervention that s…
Psychiatrists’ experiences of involuntary care in South Africa: Dilemmas for practice in challenging contexts
Providing for people with psychosocial conditions in crisis is a complex and controversial endeavour that has gained significant attention over the past decade. This increased focus is driven by global calls to reduce coercion, including by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, who interpret Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in General Comment 1 to advocate fo…
Discourses of Involuntary Care in the South African Psy-Complex
Psychiatrists’ experiences of involuntary care in South Africa: Dilemmas for practice in challenging contexts
Providing for people with psychosocial conditions in crisis is a complex and controversial endeavour that has gained significant attention over the past decade. This increased focus is driven by global calls to reduce coercion, including by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, who interpret Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in General Comment 1 to advocate fo…
Sports as placemaking: Critical Reflections on a Community-Engaged Campaign
Community-engaged scholarship has largely neglected the potential of sports to construct progressive forms of community and mobilize disparate interests. In this article, we critically reflect on how sports were used for placemaking purposes in the Friendship and Hope Campaign, an annual event that is driven by residents of Thembelihle, a low-income community in South Africa. The Campaign is a participatory and community-based intervention that s…
Between relief and estrangement: Family experiences of involuntary treatment for psychosis in South Africa
Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (3 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Ambivalence (1 works) · Citizen journalism (1 works) · Community cohesion (1 works)