The changing epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health requires an immediate policy response
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F25%3A73634109" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/25:73634109 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535225000746?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535225000746?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100655" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100655</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The changing epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health requires an immediate policy response
Original language description
The epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health is rapidly evolving, necessitating urgent and coordinated responses across health, education, social services, and justice sectors. This commentary highlights key trends in adolescent mental health, emphasizing the shifting social, economic, and technological determinants shaping youth mental health. Recent evidence indicates a rise in mental health challenges, with increased gender disparities, heightened stress from academic pressures, social media exposure, and economic inequalities, among others, shaping adolescent mental health trajectories. Simultaneously, health systems are facing escalating demands for mental health care, compounded by workforce shortages and gaps in training to address emerging conditions such as digital addiction and societal withdrawal. The commentary underscores the importance of preventive, intersectoral, and life course approaches to mental health, advocating for increased investment in prevention, research, workforce development, and integrated care models. Addressing these issues requires evidence-based policies that consider cross-national differences and gendered trends while ensuring sustainable mental health systems for future generations. By prioritizing adolescent mental health within broader public health agendas, we can create a foundation for long-term well-being and social sustainability.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30304 - Public and environmental health
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Public Health in Practice
ISSN
2666-5352
e-ISSN
2666-5352
Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
prosinec
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
nestránkováno
UT code for WoS article
001589058900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105017900940