Haffejee, SadiyyaHassan, SajidaVostanis, Panos2024-04-232024-04-232023-07-25Sadiyya Haffejee, Linda Theron, Sajida Hassan & Panos Vostanis (2023) Juxtaposing Disadvantaged Children’s Insights on Psychosocial Help-Seeking with Those of Service Providers: Lessons from South Africa and Pakistan, Child & Youth Services, 44:3, 250-274, DOI: 10.1080/0145935X.2022.2101445.0145-935X (print)1545-2298 (online)10.1080/0145935X.2022.2101445http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95707Children living in resource-constrained environments have high levels of unmet psychosocial needs. Through participatory focus groups, we juxtaposed the views of 55 children aged 7–10 years from resource-constrained settings in South Africa and Pakistan, with those of 96 service providers, focusing on available sources of psychosocial support. Children largely relied on individual and relational resources, with limited awareness of structural supports. Service providers focused less on children’s capacity, instead viewing schools and community-based resources as essential sources for psychosocial support. Children’s agency and capacity should be recognized and bolstered to inform service planning, community- based interventions, and systemic change.en© 2022 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License.Child mental healthMajority world countriesPsychosocialServicesStakeholdersSDG-04: Quality educationArticle