A new mental health report has outlined a grim picture for young people as factors such as employment, housing and intergenerational inequality paint a “bleak present and future”.
New research has revealed an"unprecedented" mental health crisis among young people, with calls to make the matter an “international health priority".
“This Commission – and the field of youth mental health – is a global endeavour and necessitates a paradigm shift to tackle a global crisis,” he said. The study also found the need for mental health support for this age bracket has risen by 50 per cent in the last 15-20 years.However, only two per cent of health budgets worldwide are allocated to addressing mental health.
“This neglect is amplified by the perverse and self-defeating ambivalence that society continues to display towards young people and their needs,” it said. “It is no exaggeration to say young people and their mental health act as the early warning system for contemporary society. They are manifesting the warning signs and symptoms of a society and world that is in serious trouble.”
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