Adolescent Mental Health: Insights from UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children Report
UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2021 report examines child, adolescent and caregiver mental health. It focuses on risks and protective factors at critical moments in the life course and delves into the social determinants that shape mental health and well-being. This report calls for commitment, communication and action as part of a comprehensive approach to promote good mental health for every child, protect vulnerable children and care for children facing the greatest challenges. With this edition of The State of the World’s Children, the first ever to focus on mental health, UNICEF is signaling a determination to listen – and to act.
Throughout the report there are the voices of young people that are based on focus groups held with young people around the world. To hear what they say, UNICEF turned to the Global Early Adolescent Study team to help facilitate focus groups. Altogether, 89 focus groups were held in 13 countries (Belgium, Chile, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States).
This webinar complements the release of the State of the World’s Children report.
Speakers
In this webinar, Researchers and youth advocates connected to UNICEF and the Global Early Adolescent Study will discuss key messages from the SOWC Report, present findings from the voices of youth (qualitative research), and hear from young people themselves.
Dr. Joanna Lai
Adolescent Health Specialist, Health Section, UNICEF HQ
Dr. Robert Wm. Blum
Principal Investigator, Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS)
Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Dr. Matilde Maddaleno
Chief of Public Health of the Faculty of Medical Sciences and Professor, University of Santiago
Dr. Abigail Harrison
Lecturer at University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
Rodrigo Rojas
Global Youth Advisory Board (GEAS Chile)
Dannyelle-Jordan Bailey
Youth Advocate (GEAS Jamaica)
Agenda of the event
This event looks to discuss the following:
- Key messages from the State of the World’s Children 2021 report.
- Present findings from the voices of youth (qualitative research).
- Highlight the goals needed to achieve UNICEF’s recommendations.
The webinar will let you hear the youth advocates share their perspectives and experiences.
Webinar details
The details of the webinar are below:
Date: 3rd November 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 07:00 PM (Bangladesh time/GMT+6)
English and Spanish interpretation will be available in the event.
How to Register
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By registering for this event, you will receive the video of this webinar along with the report in our after-event communications.