UNICEF is deeply concerned about the mental health of young people. According to the United Nations aid agency, 1 in 7 young people between the ages of 10 and 18 worldwide has a diagnosed mental illness.
According to UNICEF, the mental health of an entire generation is under pressure.
The children’s rights organization points to the impact of the corona pandemic on the mental health of young people, which, according to UNICEF, is the tip of the iceberg. Mental health problems were widespread among young people before the pandemic, researchers say in Tuesday’s The State of the World’s Children 2021: On My Mind. It is UNICEF’s most comprehensive study of the mental health of children and young people to date.
According to the researchers, suicide is the number five cause of death among 15 to 19-year-olds worldwide and even the number 2 cause of death in Western Europe. The Netherlands.
The UNICEF researchers say that young people worldwide want the taboo to be broken and discuss psychological problems and mental well-being. “Once again, it becomes clear that we have to take young people very seriously,” said Laszlo.