In Europe, 9 million adolescents (between 10 and 19 years old) live with a mental health disorder and suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people with 3 children taking their own lives a day.
It emerges from the Unicef report that will be presented today on "The condition of childhood in the world: In my mind".
Road accidents alone cause more deaths among young people of that age.
About 1,200 children and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 end their lives each year.
In Italy it is estimated that, in 2019, 16.6% of boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 19 suffered from mental health problems, about 956,000 in total. Among girls, the percentage is higher (17.2%, equal to 478,554) than boys (16.1%, equal to 477,518). As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on lives, the Brief - a Europe-focused analysis of UNICEF's annual report "The Condition of the World: In My Mind" - also provides troubling data on stress. are subjected. The suicide rate in 2019 among boys is estimated to be much higher than girls, respectively 69% and 31%, and the most affected age group is between 15 and 19 years (1,037 against 161 among 10 and 14 years).The percentage of mental health problems for boys and girls in Europe between the ages of 10 and 19 is 16.3%, while the global figure for the same age group is 13.2%. The nations with the highest percentage in Europe among the 33 examined are: Spain (20.8%), Portugal (19.8%) and Ireland (19.4%), while those with the lowest percentage are mainly found in Eastern Europe: Poland (10.8%), Czech Republic (11%), Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia (11.2%). "The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted several factors that have put our mental health at risk: isolation, family tensions, loss of income", said Her Royal Highness Queen Mathilde of Belgium, who will speak today at the presentation of the Brief. European Union in Brussels. "Too often children and young people carry the burden of all this ". Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Representative for the Institutions of the European Union comments:" now we know that not acting has a high cost. The annual loss of human capital resulting from general mental health conditions in Europe among children and young people aged 0-19 is € 50 billion. Finally, UNICEF identifies some priority interventions for European institutions and national governments, including mental health services and better regional infrastructures ".The annual loss of human capital resulting from general mental health conditions in Europe among children and young people aged 0-19 is € 50 billion. Finally, UNICEF identifies some priority interventions for European institutions and national governments, including mental health services and better regional infrastructures ".The annual loss of human capital resulting from general mental health conditions in Europe among children and young people aged 0-19 is € 50 billion. Finally, UNICEF identifies some priority interventions for European institutions and national governments, including mental health services and better regional infrastructures ".
