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Research Reports
In-depth analysis of the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping mental health and workplace wellbeing in high-pressure industries, with a focus on South Africa.
Our reports and white papers examine developments in sectors such as mining and banking, delivering clear insights, data-driven perspectives and practical recommendations for leaders, HR teams and organisations.
Stay informed on the forces driving change in workplace mental health and the strategies that help build resilient, high-performing teams.
Reports and case studies
- View and download: EPCM/EPC Companies and Mental Health 2025 (PDF, 570 KB)
- View and download: How Poor Mental Health Can Contribute to Mining Accidents and Fatalities 2025 (PDF, 452 KB)
- View and download: Pregnancy and Mental Health in Mining 2025 (PDF, 593 KB)
- View and download: Suicide in the Mining Industry: Risks, Trends and Prevention (2025) (PDF, 872 KB)
- View and download: Health Check Kiosks Are Transforming Mining Safety (case study) (PDF, 4.3 MB)
- View and download: Beneath the Surface: Revolutionising Mental Health in the Mining Industry (case study) (PDF, 6.6 MB)
- View and download: Gender-Based Violence in Mining: What Workplaces Need to Know (2025) (PDF, 320 KB)
- View and download: The State of Mental Health in the Banking Industry (PDF, 201 KB)
- View and download: South Africa’s Mining Industry in 2025: Decline and Its Socio-Economic Impact (PDF, 626 KB)
- View and download: Integrating Mindfulness, CBT and NLP into a Single Framework (paper) (PDF, 273 KB)
- View and download: Challenges and Opportunities for IT Professionals in Mining and Banking 2025 (PDF, 320 KB)
- View and download: South African Orphans, Mental Health and Mining 2026 (PDF, 566 KB)
Magazines
- View and download: Conquering Stress, Building Resilience: The Mental Health Guide for Sales Professionals (Vol. 1) (PDF, 8.8 MB)
- View and download: Mental Health & Workplace Safety: A Seamless Integration (Vol. 2) (PDF, 6.6 MB)
- View and download: Mental Health in Mining: Navigating the Challenges of 2025 (PDF, 5.4 MB)
- View and download: Technology and Mental Health (PDF, 4.9 MB)
- View and download: Gender-Based Violence in Mining and Banking: Navigating Challenges in 2025 (PDF, 4.6 MB)
- View and download: The Importance of Decompressing During the Day (Workplace Equity Matters, June 2025) (PDF, 4.3 MB)
- View and download: Mental Health and Job Changes (PDF, 4.0 MB)
Impilo programme papers
- View and download: The Crisis of Child Abandonment and Vulnerable Children in South Africa’s Mining Communities (white paper) (PDF, 301 KB)
- View and download: The Impact of Mining on the Creation of Vulnerable Children in Mining Communities (PDF, 277 KB)
Research articles
Evidence overviews from our blog.
- EPCM Companies and Mental Health: What’s Working and What Needs to Change
- Dementia Risk in the Mining Industry: What the Research Says
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Mining Industry: A Detailed Overview
- The State of Mental Health in the Banking Industry
- Depression in South Africa’s Mining Industry
- Depression in the South African Banking Industry
- Digging Deeper: The Crisis of Gender-Based Violence in Mining
- The Silent Crisis in Mining: Why Suicide Rates Are So High
- Health Check Kiosks: Revolutionising Mental Health, Safety and Wellness in Mining
- Understanding Trauma from Mining Incidents in South Africa
Resource Hub
Trusted South African laws, standards and procedures on gender-based violence, plus local and international research on GBV, learning and development, mental health and wellbeing. Every link was checked on 1 November 2026.
These links go to other organisations’ websites. Drilldown Reports does not control their content. This hub is for information only and is not legal advice.
A. Get help now
See the helpline numbers in Need help now? below, or visit:
- GBV Command Centre (opens in a new tab)
Government 0800 428 428 helpline for people affected by gender-based violence, with Please Call Me and SMS options. - South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) (opens in a new tab)
Information, support groups and helplines for mental health, including the Suicide Crisis Helpline. - SADAG: list of helplines (opens in a new tab)
SADAG’s page listing its toll-free and specialist helplines. - LifeLine South Africa (opens in a new tab)
Counselling services, including the Gender Violence Helpline. - Childline South Africa (opens in a new tab)
Support for children and families. The 116 helpline is free from all networks.
B. South African laws on GBV, children, mental health and privacy
- Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 (consolidated, including the 2021 amendments) (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 163 KB)
The main Act on protection orders against domestic violence. - Domestic Violence Amendment Act 14 of 2021 (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 253 KB)
Amends the Domestic Violence Act. - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007 (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 285 KB)
The law on sexual offences. - Protection from Harassment Act 17 of 2011 (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 79 KB)
Protection orders against harassment, including by people who are not family or partners. - Children’s Act 38 of 2005 (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 610 KB)
The law on children’s rights, care and protection. - Mental Health Care Act 17 of 2002 (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
The law on mental health care, treatment and rights. (The file name on the Department of Health site says “No. 7”; the Act is No. 17 of 2002.) - Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 389 KB)
How organisations must handle personal information. Published by the Information Regulator. - Department of Justice: full list of Acts (opens in a new tab)
Find other South African Acts by number and year.
C. Standards, national plans and government services
- Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace (2022) (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 859 KB)
Department of Employment and Labour guidance for employers on preventing and dealing with harassment in the workplace. - National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (2020–2030) (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 6.1 MB)
South Africa’s national plan to respond to GBV and femicide. - National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2023–2030 (opens in a new tab) (PDF, 2.0 MB)
Department of Health policy and plan for mental health services. - Department of Health: Mental health (opens in a new tab)
National Department of Health mental health page. - Department of Social Development (opens in a new tab)
National department responsible for social development and welfare services. - South African Police Service (SAPS) (opens in a new tab)
Report a crime or get emergency help. Emergency: 10111, or 112 from a cellphone.
D. Independent oversight bodies
- Commission for Gender Equality (opens in a new tab)
Independent body that promotes gender equality and handles complaints. - Information Regulator (opens in a new tab)
Oversees POPIA. You can complain here if your personal information is misused.
E. South African research and data
- HSRC: Results of the first South African National Gender-Based Violence Study (2022) (opens in a new tab)
Human Sciences Research Council release on the national GBV study. - SAMRC: 20 Years of Femicide Research in South Africa (opens in a new tab)
South African Medical Research Council policy brief. - SAMRC: South Africa’s Femicide Crisis Persists (opens in a new tab)
SAMRC press release on intimate partner femicide and convictions. - Stats SA: Crime against women in South Africa (Report 03-40-05, June 2018) (opens in a new tab)
Statistics South Africa report page.
F. International evidence on GBV and mental health at work
- WHO fact sheet: Violence against women (opens in a new tab)
World Health Organization key facts. - WHO: Violence Against Women Prevalence Estimates, 2018 (opens in a new tab)
Global and regional estimates. - WHO: RESPECT women – Preventing violence against women (opens in a new tab)
A framework for preventing violence against women. - WHO fact sheet: Mental health at work (opens in a new tab)
World Health Organization key facts. - WHO guidelines on mental health at work (opens in a new tab)
Recommendations, including manager and worker training, for employers. - Mental health at work: policy brief (opens in a new tab)
How to put the WHO guidelines into practice. - World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all (opens in a new tab)
WHO’s global report on mental health. - UN Women: Facts and figures – Ending violence against women (opens in a new tab)
Global data compiled by UN Women. - UN Women: Ending violence against women (opens in a new tab)
UN Women’s work on ending violence against women.
G. Peer-reviewed studies
- Usdin S, et al. (2005). Achieving social change on gender-based violence: a report on the impact evaluation of Soul City’s fourth series. Social Science & Medicine. (opens in a new tab)
Evaluation of South Africa’s Soul City edutainment series (PubMed abstract).
Last checked: 1 November 2026. Found a broken link? Tell us.
Need help now?
Drilldown Reports and Impilo Academy are not crisis or counselling services. These services can help you right now:
If you are in immediate danger, call the police on 10111, or 112 from a cellphone. Ambulance: 10177.
- GBV Command Centre: 0800 428 428 (toll-free) · for a call-back, dial *120*7867# · SMS 31531 (for persons with disability)
- SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0800 567 567 (24-hour, toll-free)
- LifeLine Gender Violence Helpline: 0800 150 150
- LifeLine national counselling line: 0861 322 322 (24/7, shared-cost call)
- Childline South Africa: 116 (24/7, free from all networks)
Numbers checked on official sources on 1 November 2026. More support, laws and resources