Exploring factors influencing youth mental health : what we know and don't know about the determinants of young people's mental health

Stubbing, Jessica

Exploring factors influencing youth mental health : what we know and don't know about the determinants of young people's mental health Jessica Stubbing, Teina Rihari, Anne Bardsley and Peter Gluckman - Auckland, New Zealand : Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland, 2023 - electronic document (12 pages) ; PDF file

Published May 2023

Youth mental health is complex. This report and the accompanying infograph highlight how youth mental health challenges develop overtime and the interlinking factors that contribute.

The authors identify some of the many factors that might influence a young person’s development and mental well-being.

They say a cross-sector approach to supporting youth mental health is needed.

Some factors are introduced very early in a young person’s life – for example, brain development begins prenatally and continues throughout childhood and adolescence. Other factors might play a much bigger role in the lives of adolescents – for example, the challenges of transitioning from secondary school. (From the website). Record #8332


ANXIETY
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
MENTAL HEALTH
SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
YOUNG PEOPLE


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