ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2024
The youth mental health crisis: analysis and solutions.
Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions among adolescents and young adults in North America: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of suicidal behavior in nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Mental disorders in childhood and adolescence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological data.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Scoping review of precision child and youth mental health research: dwelling in possibility.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Usability testing of a digital tool to support behavioural activation for depression with young people aged 12 to 18.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Sexual and gender identity differences in mental health concerns as a function of social media use and cyberbullying among U.S. youth.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2026Article
- Caring for young minds: general practitioners' self-assessed competence in child and adolescent psychiatry.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Comorbidities Among Mental Disorders in Preschool Children in the Mercy Pregnancy Emotional Wellbeing Study.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Mental Health Symptoms Among Canadian Youth: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Article
- Social prescribing for children and young people in the UK: characterising access and care pathways using electronic health records.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Item drift in the Youth Self-Report: IRT gradient analysis with suicidal ideation and self-harm items as illustrative examples.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring the Role of Lived Experience Advocacy in Enhancing Civic Participation among Young People with Mental Ill-Health.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
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- Associations Between Motor Competence, Health-Related Physical Fitness, and Mental Health Outcomes in Spanish Adolescents: The ENERGYCO Study.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2026Article
- Mental Health and Serious Drug Crime: A Case-Control Study.Criminal behaviour and mental health : CBMH · 2026Article
- Digital Mental Health Promotion Services for Youth: A Qualitative Study of Help-Seeking Through Mindhelper.dk.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- The topology of adolescent mental health.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Identifying needs and challenges in transitional mental health care: A scoping review on the perspectives of health and social care professionals.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
- The Emergency Department Is Not the System: Youth Mental Health and the Need for a Continuum of Care.Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Since the mid-20th century, mental illness has become a leading cause of health burden, particularly among adolescents and emerging adults, with most disorders emerging before the age of 25. Over the past two decades, mental ill health has surged to alarming levels, with evidence confirming that the increase is not just due to better awareness or diagnosis but reflects a genuine public health crisis. Study design/method: We explore the evolving landscape of youth mental health and its contributing factors, including family dynamics, educational pressures, climate change, social media, and socio-economic challenges, potentially linked to neoliberal policies. A narrative review methodology was employed to analyze these factors and their role in the trends of mental ill-health among young people. Study results: We document mental health trends since the mid-1990s, focusing on mental and substance use disorders among young people and their current needs. Potential new explanatory factors and megatrends, potentially flowing from a paradigm shift in the global political economy which has largely passed under the radar, yet which has produced fragmentation and inequality, are identified, with the COVID-19 pandemic further intensifying these trends. We discuss methodologies to estimate the contribution of these megatrends and outline potential barriers to implementation, along with strategies to overcome them. Conclusion: This review calls for a comprehensive global action plan, emphasizing prevention, early intervention, and improved treatment strategies. In addition to strengthening prevention, which may take time and be elusive, immediate action is needed to innovate and expand services, which are currently under-resourced and overwhelmed.
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