In light of worsening mental health among New Zealand youth over the past decade, a new Koi Tū commentary piece is calling for urgent action to better understand the underlying factors and effective strategies for prevention and intervention. Youth mental health in Aotearoa New Zealand: Greater urgency required warns that the ‘silent pandemic’ of mental health morbidity among NZ and other youth globally, exacerbated by COVID-19, will have adverse lifelong consequences if not addressed as a matter of priority.
See also:
Media release- RNZ First Up: Covid-19 impacts on youth mental health likely extensive (6′ 28″) (3 Sep)
- 1 News: Unified approach needed to turn around ‘pandemic of psychological distress’ among NZ youth – expert (3 Sep)
- Stuff: Youth mental health problems double in 10 years, Covid-19 impact could be ‘extensive’ (3 Sep)
- RNZ: New Zealand young people facing ‘silent pandemic of psychological distress’ (4 Sep)
- RNZ The Panel: Rise in young Kiwis struggling with mental health – report (11′ 19″) (4 Sep)
- *NEW* Stuff: The worrying state of mental health (26 Sep)