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Showing: Youth Mental Health · Years: 2015–2026 · Source: PubMed
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View PubMed recordIntroductionEmerging adulthood (ages 18-29) is a distinct developmental stage marked by significant psychological, social, and biological transitions, including identity formation, growing independence, and shifts in educational, employment, and relational roles. These increasing responsibilities and societal expectations heighten vulnerability to the onset ...
View PubMed recordBackground/objectivesSickle cell disease (SCD) is the most prevalent inherited pediatric hematologic disease. Pain is the most common complaint and primary reason for emergency care. Effective coping is critical to improved quality of life for individuals with SCD and other chronic illnesses. Hope, engendered by provision of comprehensive care, may explain t...
View PubMed recordBackgroundCyberbullying has emerged as a major public health concern with profound psychological repercussions on the adolescent population. The shift toward virtual communication has fundamentally altered interpersonal dynamics, removing the spatio-temporal barriers of aggression and creating new challenges for mental health.MethodsA systematic review was c...
View PubMed recordAfter almost a decade of the policy promotion of resilience-building initiatives in schools, mental health figures have not improved. Recent research points to shortfalls in adopting individualistic policy perspectives on resilience when supporting children's well-being. The originality of this paper lies in our argument that a broader consideration of resil...
View PubMed recordBackgroundFor more than three decades, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) has provided a framework to quantify health loss due to diseases, injuries, and associated risk factors. This paper presents GBD 2023 findings on disease and injury burden and risk-attributable health loss, offering a global audit of the state of worl...
View PubMed recordIntroductionPlay is a fundamental right of every child and one of their most important needs. However, despite the countless benefits of play for children's wellbeing and development, it is often overlooked in public policies, and especially so in the situation of political conflict and social unrest.MethodsDrawing from the children's rights framework, this ...
View PubMed recordIntroductionRecent studies point to differences in mental health outcomes among Black youth living in Canada, influenced by structural experiences of anti-Black racism. The influence of policing and encounters with the criminal justice and child welfare systems in Canada on Black youth mental health outcomes remains understudied, exacerbated by the minimal c...
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Sustainable Development Goal 3 includes mental health and wellbeing as part of wider public health and development. Mental health is connected to education, work, family life, community support, and access to services.
Suicide prevention involves individuals, families, communities, media, public agencies, health services, civil society, and support organisations working together to reduce distress and improve access to help.
Lifeline is a volunteer-driven organisation that befriends the despairing and suicidal through confidential emotional support. Persons in distress can call 800-5588 or 866-5433.
Data should be used to understand patterns, service needs, and prevention opportunities. Avoid presenting suicide as entertainment, reducing deaths to one cause, or highlighting harmful details.
Public communication about suicide, distress, grief, trauma, or crisis should include messages of hope and local support options wherever possible.
Data points should be interpreted alongside social, economic, health, family, cultural, and service-access factors. Avoid over-simplifying complex human experiences.
These public data visuals are provided for background and research context. They should be interpreted carefully and not used to identify individuals or sensationalise suicide.
Parliamentary reports and public hearings can help explain the national context for mental health, psychosocial services, public support systems, and service gaps.
Joint Select Committee report on the discrimination faced by persons with mental illness and the ability to access quality mental health care.
View ReportJoint Select Committee report on mental health and wellness services and facilities in Trinidad and Tobago.
View ReportView Lifeline’s public statistics and service-related information. This should be used to understand Lifeline’s work and the need for volunteer-driven emotional support.
View StatisticsJoint Select Committee public meeting with a focus on mental health, psychosocial services, substance abuse, suicide prevention, and public support during the COVID-19 period.
Public meeting related to mental health and wellness services and facilities in Trinidad and Tobago.
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