A report – published by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – showed that one in every seven children suffer from diseases related to mental health, and that children and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 years suffer from diseases such as: depression, behavioral disorders, anxiety and other health diseases. Mentality.
The publication of the report coincides with the organization’s celebration of World Mental Health Day, which falls on October 10 of each year, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of support services and mental health.
In its report, the organization called for the importance of working early to discover such cases among children and adolescents, with the aim of providing support and taking advantage of their potential in the optimal way, stressing the need to ensure continuity in the comprehensive education and development of children, and warning of the danger of placing millions of children who suffer from mental health conditions in prison. Care institutions, away from their families, and in their presence.
For her part, Director of Mental Health at the World Health Organization, Devorah Castile, stressed the need to take measures to improve the mental health of children, youth, and families. “It is our collective responsibility to prioritize the mental health of children and adolescents as part of this group’s overall well-being,” she said.