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Advancing youth mental wellbeing - How can the EU promote and safeguard it?
Tuesday, 8 April 2025 | 12:30 - 13:45 CET
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Mental wellbeing has become more present on the EU policymakers’ agenda in recent years, especially when it comes to young people. According to the European Commission, nearly half of European youth aged 15-29 have unmet mental health needs, compared to 23% of adults. Moreover, about half of the mental health problems affecting adults have their onset during or before adolescence. Over the past years, with an acceleration of global and regional crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health problems among people aged between 15 and 24 have only been exacerbated, and even doubled, as the figures show. Feelings of depression, anxiety and loneliness are much more common in young people than in adults. According to OECD data, the economic burden of mental wellbeing among youth can rise to up to 4% of EU GDP annually, equivalent to over €600 billion per year, owing primarily to reduced productivity, healthcare costs, and social welfare expenditure. Join this Euractiv Hybrid Conference to discuss how the EU could foster a more supportive environment for youth mental health.
Confirmed speakers so far: Maria Walsh MEP, Co-Chair MEP Alliance for Mental Health, European ParliamentClaudia Marinetti, Director, Mental Health EuropeLana Par, Vice-President, European Students' UnionSarah Kline, CEO & Co-founder, United for Global Mental HealthGary Shaughnessy, Chair, Z Zurich Foundation
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