Question NW2871 to the Minister of Social Development
13 October 2023 - NW2871
Arries, Ms LH to ask the Minister of Social Development
What number of children on substance abuse (a) in the Republic and (b) in each province have been assisted through the rehabilitation programmes of her department in the past three years?
Reply:
a) For the period under review, the Department provided treatment services to 5 966 children. This number only relates information on children who received treatment services through public treatment centres as guided by the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse.
The actual number is likely to be higher given the prevalence of illegal drugs in South Africa (Act No. 70 of 2008). The Department does not have information on children who receive treatment services from other treatment facilities, including privately-owned rehabilitation centres.
b) The following are the number of children who received treatment services in the past three years, per province:
|
Province |
Financial Years |
Children who Received Treatment Services |
|
Eastern Cape |
2020/2023 |
259 |
|
Free State Province |
2020/2023 |
51 |
|
Gauteng |
2020/2023 |
1889 |
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
2020/2023 |
214 |
|
Limpopo |
2020/2023 |
150 |
|
Mpumalanga |
2020/2023 |
112 |
|
North West |
2020/2023 |
156 |
|
Northern Cape |
2020/2023 |
52 |
|
Western Cape |
2020/2023 |
3 083 |