advertisementAbout two out of five teenagers in Europe are having difficulty in mental health, and according to new analysis, girls are worse than boys from each country in 37 countries.
According to a report, known as the European School Survey Project (ESPAD) on alcohol and other drugs, young people today face various stress factors, including social isolation and socioeconomic instability, and disturbance of school replacement due to the progressive conflict between Ukraine and Gaza.
The study, which has been in teenagers, smoking and drug habits for 30 years, included about 114,000 students from 15 and 16 in 37 European countries.
For the first time in 2024, the report also evaluated mental health.
The survey asked students how the recent life is going on to track the mental health of teenagers. For example, how often you feel, fresh, and how interested in your daily life.
The researchers turned these answers to the indexed score. Students who scored more than 50 out of 100 in the index were considered to have good mental health.
Overall, 59 %of teenagers met the threshold. However, there were major regional differences throughout Europe, and teenagers in the Nordic countries were quite well, and people in the central and Eastern Europe were worse.
The teenagers in the territory of the Pero Islands were most likely to report good mental health (77 %), Iceland (75 %) and Denmark (72 %).
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s teenagers reported the worst mental health and only 43 %were well classified. Ukrainian teenagers have limited access to mental health care, and this report has caused difficulties in itself because of war trauma.
Next, the lowest mental health ratio was recorded in the Czech Republic (46 %), Hungary (47 %), Cyprus and Poland (49 %each).
Kadri Soova, director of Mental Health Europe, said, “Mental health is deeply linked to a broad social environment where young people grow up.” She was not involved in research.
Gender gaps throughout Europe
Girls were worse than boys in 37 countries. 49 %of girls and 69 %of boys throughout Europe report good mental health.
In some countries, gender differences were much bigger. For example, in Italy and Poland, about two -thirds of the boys report better mental health compared to one -third of the girl.
In Sweden, relatively high teenage welfare (62 %) hides its gender difference. About four of the five boys had mental welfare compared to less than half of the girl.
SOOVA shows that the results of poor results between girls are urgent needs for their goals and situations. “SOOVA said.
Europe is not the only region where mental health problems increase among youth. Over the past decade, the proportion of young people with mental health disorders has risen in all regions of the world. Recent analysis Lancet Medical Journal.
Soova urged policymakers to invest in mental health education and accessible support for young people.
“By solving traditional tasks and emerging issues, from the use of materials to online risks, we can build an environment where all teenagers can thrive in dignity and welfare.”
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