Housing crisis, inflation weighing on young people's mental health after pandemic
2 years, 2 months ago

Housing crisis, inflation weighing on young people's mental health after pandemic

NL Times  

Young people are still struggling to recover from the mental consequences of the coronavirus, and all the other crises the Netherlands is facing are weighing heavily on them. The housing crisis and skyrocketing inflation, in particular, are affecting their mental health, EenVandaag reported after surveying 3Vraagt - part of the program’s regular opinion panel consisting of over 1,500 young people aged 16 to 34. Three-quarters of young people said that the many crises the Netherlands is facing are weighing on their mental health. The climate crisis affects 28 percent of young people’s mental health. A massive 55 percent of young people said that they still experience a taboo on talking about their mental health.

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Kids feel less family support, more school pressure: WHO Europe
1 month, 1 week ago

Kids feel less family support, more school pressure: WHO Europe

Hindustan Times  

Youths in Europe, Canada and Central Asia feel less family support and more school pressure than before, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, urging countries to improve teens' social environments. The share of adolescents who report high levels of family support fell from 73 percent in 2018 to 67 percent in 2022, with the drop even more pronounced among girls, …

JENNI MURRAY: Here's the difficult truth for anxious youngsters - life is hard, get on with it!
2 months, 2 weeks ago

JENNI MURRAY: Here's the difficult truth for anxious youngsters - life is hard, get on with it!

Daily Mail  

During my first term at Hull University, I was very nervous of suddenly being away from home, all alone, with no friends and a completely new way of being taught. So I was concerned to read an anonymous university lecturer writing in one newspaper that already, as the new term begins, he's receiving emails explaining why young people won't be …

Survey paints grim picture of UK childhood happiness
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Survey paints grim picture of UK childhood happiness

China Daily  

People look out to Canary Wharf financial district from Greenwich Park in London, Britain, Aug 28, 2024. Teenagers in the United Kingdom are falling victim to a so-called happiness recession after new research by the charity The Children's Society revealed British youngsters have the lowest life satisfaction levels in Europe. We know that these experiences are not lived in a …

Survey paints grim picture of UK childhood happiness
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Survey paints grim picture of UK childhood happiness

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-30 09:27 People look out to Canary Wharf financial district from Greenwich Park in London, Britain, Aug 28, 2024. Teenagers in the United Kingdom are falling victim to a so-called happiness recession after new research by the charity The Children's Society revealed British youngsters have the lowest life satisfaction …

Dutch teenagers feel less healthy and happy, and more stressed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch teenagers feel less healthy and happy, and more stressed

Dutch News  

Dutch teenagers are smoking and vaping more and are still experiencing the effects of the Coronavirus lockdown, a youth health survey carried out every four years has show. Vaping and/or smoking have increased among younger teens, rising from just 5% in 2019 to some 11% in 2023, which researchers said is particularly concerning. Compared to an extra survey carried out …

Dutch teenagers feel less healthy and happy, and more stressed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch teenagers feel less healthy and happy, and more stressed

Dutch News  

Dutch teenagers are smoking and vaping more and are still experiencing the effects of the Coronavirus lockdown, a youth health survey carried out every four years has show. Vaping and/or smoking have increased among younger teens, rising from just 5% in 2019 to some 11% in 2023, which researchers said is particularly concerning. Compared to an extra survey carried out …

Mental health crisis among teenagers requires bold action, but experts say community support is vital in fostering resilience
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mental health crisis among teenagers requires bold action, but experts say community support is vital in fostering resilience

ABC  

Whether it's in the suburbs, out bush or on country, today's teens are grappling with a mental health crisis. "There's going to be separation and divorce … but how it's done, and the support for parents and families to do it, is often the key ingredient," the paediatrician and researcher says. Dad's advice to Pacey wasn't simply about hanging out …

Why Britain’s mental health crisis threatens to doom a new generation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Britain’s mental health crisis threatens to doom a new generation

The Telegraph  

“For the past 10 or 15 years, we have had an increase in the percentage of people requiring mental health support,” says Smith, who focuses on treating young adults. Last year 1.2 million people were on the waiting list for community mental health services. A growing number of school children are suffering with mental health conditions, meaning that unless something …

Young people ‘more likely to be out of work due to ill health than those in 40s’
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Young people ‘more likely to be out of work due to ill health than those in 40s’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report also uncovered the extent to which young people with mental health problems …

Generation sicknote: Young people are increasingly blaming their mental health for being out of work... but critics question if it's all just 'snowflakery'
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Generation sicknote: Young people are increasingly blaming their mental health for being out of work... but critics question if it's all just 'snowflakery'

Daily Mail  

Young people are increasingly blaming mental health problems for being jobless, a stark report warns today. The number of 18 to 24-year-olds who are 'economically inactive' due to health issues has more than doubled in the past decade The report by the Left-leaning Resolution Foundation says young people are now more likely to experience a common mental disorder than any …

Explained: Why younger generations in India seem so stressed
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Explained: Why younger generations in India seem so stressed

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 30, 2024 15:33 IST - 5 MINS READ Meghana AT, a theatre artist from Mumbai, is the creator of an interactive show “Plan B/C/D/E”. He also urged parents, relatives, and teachers to abstain from a “running commentary” on the students’ performance, saying it invites “negative comparisons” and is “detrimental to student’s mental well-being”. The pandemic “has fundamentally …

Younger Australians feel the brunt of cost-of-living crisis, report shows
1 year, 1 month ago

Younger Australians feel the brunt of cost-of-living crisis, report shows

ABC  

Younger Australians feel particularly punished by cost-of-living pressures, a new survey shows, and have an increasingly bleak social and economic outlook. Key points: A new report has found young Australians are experiencing "vastly different structural pressures" than previous generations It found that 90pc have experienced financial difficulty in the last year Young Australians are increasingly demanding action to make housing …

Deteriorating mental health of Dutch youth, especially girls, a serious issue: Research
1 year, 5 months ago

Deteriorating mental health of Dutch youth, especially girls, a serious issue: Research

NL Times  

The mental health of teenagers in the Netherlands deteriorated in the past years. Social developments like the war in Ukraine, climate change, and the energy crisis may also be impacting teenagers’ mental health, the researchers said. “The level of mental health problems in 2022 was still very high, especially among girls in secondary education.” The researchers also noted a sharp …

The Kids Aren't Alright: The Post-Pandemic Teen Mental Health Crisis : 1A
1 year, 9 months ago

The Kids Aren't Alright: The Post-Pandemic Teen Mental Health Crisis : 1A

NPR  

The Kids Aren't Alright: The Post-Pandemic Teen Mental Health Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images In the wake of the pandemic, many people are struggling with their mental health regardless of their age. The numbers show that 4 in 10 U.S. high schoolers experienced persistent feelings of sadness …

Spike in depression among French youth has links with Covid-19, reveals study
1 year, 10 months ago

Spike in depression among French youth has links with Covid-19, reveals study

Firstpost  

The study found that 20.8 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds reported having experienced a depressive episode in the last 12 months, compared with 11.7 per cent in the previous survey conducted in 2017 Paris: A major French mental health study has found a huge rise in the number of young people reporting depression, with the most likely cause seen …

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show
1 year, 10 months ago

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

The Hindu  

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released Monday that bolsters earlier data. But isolation, online schooling and increased reliance on social media during the pandemic made things worse for many kids, mental health experts say. The results “reflect so …

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show
1 year, 10 months ago

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

Associated Press  

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released Monday that bolsters earlier data. — Recent poor mental health was reported by half of LGBTQ kids and almost one-third of American Indian and Alaska Native youth. But isolation, online schooling and …

The pandemic took a harsh toll on teen girls’ mental health, CDC says
1 year, 10 months ago

The pandemic took a harsh toll on teen girls’ mental health, CDC says

LA Times  

Players on the Stanford women’s soccer team wear warmup jerseys with “Mental Health Matters” on their backs and a butterfly patch on their sleeves to remember late goalie Katie Meyer, who died by suicide earlier in the year. The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, …

Today's teens are less interested in sex, drugs and crime, study reveals
1 year, 11 months ago

Today's teens are less interested in sex, drugs and crime, study reveals

Salon  

In the 1956 film "The Violent Years," a quartet of bored teenage girls go on a crime spree, knocking over gas stations, robbing strangers and vandalizing a high school, their exploits concluding in a grisly shootout with police. "There have been major and unprecedented declines in the prevalence of adolescent smoking, alcohol use, and other 'traditional' risk behaviors in many …

Netherlands residents with mental health complaints climb to record high
2 years ago

Netherlands residents with mental health complaints climb to record high

NL Times  

The number of Netherlands residents struggling with somber feelings, stress, and other mental health complaints rose to a record high last year. Teenage girls and young women most often report struggling with mental health problems: twice as often as young men and boys. Of all women aged 12 and older, 18 percent said they had mental health problems, compared to …

The cost of living crisis is wreaking havoc on our children’s mental health
2 years, 2 months ago

The cost of living crisis is wreaking havoc on our children’s mental health

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As the chair of the Anna …

Young people say their mental health is not prioritized by adults
2 years, 3 months ago

Young people say their mental health is not prioritized by adults

NL Times  

Young people believe that their mental health problems are not taken seriously by adults. Adults underestimate and don’t prioritize young people’s mental health, young people wrote in the Unicef youth advice 2022. In addition to more attention to their mental well-being, young people ask politicians to prioritize education and youth participation. For example, appoint someone in schools who young people …

Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
2 years, 4 months ago

Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?

Associated Press  

CECILIA, Ky. — For fourth-grader Leah Rainey, the school day now begins with what her teacher calls an “emotional check-in.” “It’s great to see you. If a silver lining exists, the pandemic raised awareness of the crisis and helped de-stigmatize talking about mental health, while also bringing attention to schools’ shortcomings in handling it. Asra Nomani, a mom from Fairfax …

6 Things People Actually Need To Improve Their Mental Health Right Now
2 years, 6 months ago

6 Things People Actually Need To Improve Their Mental Health Right Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Your favorite Instagram influencer can post about self-care all day, showing glamorous pictures of bubble baths and retreats. According to Cook, SEL would include increased access to and education on mental health resources and strategies, from coping mechanisms like deep breathing to increased school staff training to handle social and emotional concerns. Paid mental wellness days and …

New Data On Youth Mental Health Is Here ― And It's Not Good
2 years, 7 months ago

New Data On Youth Mental Health Is Here ― And It's Not Good

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The past couple of years have not been good for many kids’ mental health, but new data offers some devastating insight into the toll. “The sheer number of people under age 18 who are struggling with their mental health and looking for resources and supports online is higher than ever before.” She also noted that 9 in …

Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study says
2 years, 8 months ago

Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More than 4 in 10 U.S. high school students said they felt persistently sad or hopeless during the pandemic, according to government findings released Thursday. Several medical groups have warned that pandemic isolation from school closures and lack of social gatherings has taken a toll on young people’s mental health. Teens might be afraid that an abusive …

Covid-19 triggered 25% jump in anxiety, depression; youngsters worst hit: WHO
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 triggered 25% jump in anxiety, depression; youngsters worst hit: WHO

India Today  

With the Omicron variant of coronavirus now under control and life returning to normal, a new report from the World Health Organisation paints a grim picture when it comes to mental health. The pandemic also had an impact on the availability of mental health services as the report flagged gaps in provisions to include mental health and psychosocial support in …

Netherlands hit mental health low point in first half of 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands hit mental health low point in first half of 2021

NL Times  

In the first half of this year, 15 percent of Netherlands residents aged 12 or older were struggling with their mental health - the highest percentage since Statistics Netherlands started keeping track of mental health in 2001. Particularly the proportion of people who felt gloomy and depressed and the proportion who described themselves as less happy increased in the last …

Ensuring mental well-being amid Covid-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Ensuring mental well-being amid Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

The pandemic has affected almost every aspect of our lives, especially our mental health. About 2500 prescriptions every month, as opposed to 1750 prescriptions per month in the pre-pandemic era, are being given to manage symptoms like anxiety, depression, panic attacks, insomnia, and other related symptoms,” says Dr Kushal Banerjee, a senior homeopath from Dr. Kalyan Banerjee’s Clinic. Experts feel …

How has the pandemic affected children's mental health? AIIMS professor explains
3 years, 5 months ago

How has the pandemic affected children's mental health? AIIMS professor explains

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic put a lot of pressure on the mental health of people, but it was especially hard on children with schools closed for months on end, and restrictions on being able to play with or meet friends and peers. Dr Rajesh Sagar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi and Member, Central Mental …

Health experts warn young people are at centre of impending mental health crisis following COVID
3 years, 5 months ago

Health experts warn young people are at centre of impending mental health crisis following COVID

ABC  

June has been a tumultuous month after a very tough year for Bridget Moore, who has just been discharged from a treatment facility for the eating disorder anorexia. Key points: Data from the Australian Association of Psychologists revealed 83 per cent of psychologists surveyed reported an increase in their clients' levels of anxiety, depression and distress during lockdowns Professor Patrick …

Op-Ed: The kids who aren’t all right — the pandemic’s lasting toll on youth mental health
3 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: The kids who aren’t all right — the pandemic’s lasting toll on youth mental health

LA Times  

During a medical school rotation in psychiatry, the writer was alarmed by how many of their patients were young people whose mental health continues to be significantly affected by the pandemic. What concerns me most about the narrative around youth mental health is the idea that kids are resilient and thus eventually will recover from the stressors of this past …

Pupils to have access to NHS mental health support at school to tackle pandemic impact
3 years, 7 months ago

Pupils to have access to NHS mental health support at school to tackle pandemic impact

The Independent  

More than a million pupils will be given access to mental health support as part of efforts to tackle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. By 2023, nearly 3 million pupils – or 35 per cent of England’s student population – are expected to have access to an NHS mental health support team at school. NHS England said the “dramatic …

Due to Covid, youth mental health problems have gone from niche to mainstream
3 years, 7 months ago

Due to Covid, youth mental health problems have gone from niche to mainstream

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There is one issue that the …

Covid-19 induced lockdown negatively impacted mental health of teenagers: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 induced lockdown negatively impacted mental health of teenagers: Study

Hindustan Times  

The findings of a national poll suggests that the Covid-19 induced lockdown may have taken a heavy toll on the mental health of teenagers. Teens' mental health negatively impacted by pandemic, reveals poll conducted in US Forty-six per cent of parents say their teen has shown signs of a new or worsening mental health condition since the start of the …

12 People On How Their Mental Health Has Changed During The Pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

12 People On How Their Mental Health Has Changed During The Pandemic

Huff Post  

Illustration: Alexandra Bowman for HuffPost; Photo: Getty Bent Not Broken is a look back on the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has disrupted our mental health, plus advice on how to manage our well-being moving forward. While she hopes her anxiety levels will return to baseline once people are allowed to safely engage in more activities, …

No significant increase in mental health problems despite pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

No significant increase in mental health problems despite pandemic

NL Times  

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, there was no significant increase in the number of Netherlands residents with mental health problems, though more mental health problems were reported in the fourth quarter of 2020 than in the same period in previous years, Statistics Netherlands reported. The number of people struggling with their mental health has been pretty much stable over the past …

82 percent of Dutch youth on the verge of burnout
3 years, 10 months ago

82 percent of Dutch youth on the verge of burnout

NL Times  

A large part of the Dutch youth is on the verge of collapse and are one step away from burnout, says the National Center for Prevention Stress and Burnout. NCPSB director Theo Immers tells newspaper AD that burnout was already ‘public disease number one’ before the coronavirus, which the pandemic exacerbated for young people. The safety net of friends disappears …

For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges
3 years, 10 months ago

For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on both kids and adults. “This generation is losing out on this key transition period,” says Kathryn Sabella, director of research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research. “There’s a sense of despair and hopelessness.” Emerging adulthood is a key time to explore career options, …

Girls suffer stark drop in mental wellbeing during teen years, study finds
3 years, 10 months ago

Girls suffer stark drop in mental wellbeing during teen years, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The government has provided extra academic support for pupils but there is now a compelling case …

One in four young people ‘unable to cope with life’ since start of Covid pandemic, study finds
3 years, 11 months ago

One in four young people ‘unable to cope with life’ since start of Covid pandemic, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The coronavirus crisis has taken a “devastating toll” on …

'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis
3 years, 11 months ago

'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis

NPR  

'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Audra Melton for NPR Audra Melton for NPR A bag of Doritos, that's all Princess wanted. Sponsor Message That's because there are fewer outpatient services now available to children, she says, and because the children showing up at ERs "are more serious." "Especially when I can …

Gen Z Is The Most Stressed Out By 2020, Study Suggests
4 years, 1 month ago

Gen Z Is The Most Stressed Out By 2020, Study Suggests

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING If the young people in your life seem more miserable and overwhelmed than usual, take them seriously: Out of all age groups, Gen Z is the most stressed out by 2020. An annual U.S. survey on stress is raising the alarm over a teen mental health crisis that’s gotten worse because of the pandemic and social unrest. …

'Passing Phase?': Why It's Difficult to Talk about Mental Health with Parents
4 years, 2 months ago

'Passing Phase?': Why It's Difficult to Talk about Mental Health with Parents

News 18  

“I don’t know how my parents will react”. “Should I really burden them with my worries?” Children, teenagers and young adults often find it hard to cope with mental health issues. When parents call mental health issues a “passing phase”, children often tend to dilute the urgency of the situation and evoke equally dismissive responses like, “I am doing fine”. …

Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults
4 years, 3 months ago

Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. One possible explanation for the age gap could be that young adults have less experience dealing …

Mental Health in the US is Suffering—Will It Go Back to Normal?
4 years, 3 months ago

Mental Health in the US is Suffering—Will It Go Back to Normal?

Wired  

After a particularly devastating transport, Rosemary, an emergency medical technician who works in the Boston area, realized that she was struggling emotionally. “That one almost broke me.” Rosemary reached out to Project Parachute, an initiative run by the online therapy platform Eleos that provides free therapy for frontline health care workers. Rosemary is just one of the many people who …

Lockdown has increased levels of childhood stress and loneliness
4 years, 3 months ago

Lockdown has increased levels of childhood stress and loneliness

The Telegraph  

Lockdown has left a third of children feeling more anxious and stressed, government experts have warned. A survey by Public Health England also found that four in ten children have become more lonely than they were before March. The agency has launched a campaign urging children to look out for signs of distress in each other, laying out new tips …

How young people are adapting to the challenges of living through a pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

How young people are adapting to the challenges of living through a pandemic

ABC  

It was during a video catch-up with friends that Amsha became aware there was an elephant in the virtual room. "Often the stereotype is the opposite, that loneliness is something affecting older people living alone … what the population data shows is that actually it's young people who are the most lonely," clinical psychologist Tegan Cruwys told the ABC. The …

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