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10 paź 2024 · Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 15% of the global burden of disease in this age group. Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years old.
The State of the World’s Children 2021 examines child, adolescent and caregiver mental health. It focuses on risks and protective factors at critical moments in the life course and delves into the social determinants that shape mental health and well-being.
It will bring together new data, insights and lived experience to chart a progressive agenda on the determinants of youth mental health including issues such as housing, education, family and...
7 paź 2021 · Worldwide, at least 13% of people between the ages of 10 and 19 live with a diagnosed mental-health disorder, according to the latest State of the World’s Children report, published this week...
Adolescent mental health in the U.S. was worsening prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our nation’s youth are experiencing a mental health crisis. CDC’s 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data offer an important snapshot of adolescent health and well-being related to mental health.
According to estimates from the State of the World's Children 2021 report by UNICEF, mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, are now present in 16.3% of European youth aged 10–19 years, an estimate that is higher than the global average of 13.2% for the same age ...
2 mar 2022 · Loneliness, fear of infection, suffering and death for oneself and for loved ones, grief after bereavement and financial worries have also all been cited as stressors leading to anxiety and depression. Among health workers, exhaustion has been a major trigger for suicidal thinking. Young people and women worst hit.
