Young lives under pressure as global crises hits mental health and well-being – report
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The well-being and mental health of young people in low- and middle-income countries have been dramatically affected by the series of crises hitting the world.
As the international community continues to struggle with the impact of COVID-19, conflict and climate change, the latest report from the Young Lives project shows a long- running upward trend in young people’s well-being has been sharply reversed alongside widespread anxiety and depression. Young people are less confident about their futures for the first time in the 20-year study.
Before the pandemic, there had been a steady but notable upward trend in young people’s sense of well-being across all four countries in the Young Lives study – Peru, Vietnam, India and Ethiopia. But new data from the most recent survey, collected during the pandemic, shows young people reported a significant decline in well-being – and high levels of anxiety and depression.
The latest report shows global crises are triggering mental health issues...
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