22 Oct 2021
UNICEF
New storybook to help children stay hopeful during COVID-19
Resource for parents, teachers and health professionals follows successful first edition
22 Oct 2021
2426 Resources
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22 Oct 2021
UNICEF
Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore at the Global Mental Health Summit
22 Oct 2021
22 Oct 2021
UNICEF
UNICEF: 75 years of engagement in and with Europe, but no time to celebrate!
During her meetings with European Union institutions this week, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Charlotte Petri Gornitza welcomed the EU’s new Strategy on the Rights of the Child - the first ever EU document positioning squarely children’s rights in EU external and internal policies and actions. UNICEF welcomes the prompt and unreserved commitment to the strategy of a big majority of EU Memb...
22 Oct 2021
UNICEF
Community-based mental health care in Peru
Article
22 Oct 2021
A community-based model helps a child in need experience positive change.
UNICEF
Supporting your child’s mental health during COVID-19 school returns
Article
22 Oct 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to daily life and children are feeling these changes deeply. While a return to school will be welcomed by many students, others will be feeling anxious or frightened. Here are tips to help your child...
UNICEF
Navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Report
22 Oct 2021
Pregnancy is a special time full of excitement and anticipation. But for many expectant mothers, the COVID-19 pandemic has clouded this time with fear, anxiety and uncertainty. To help women navigate this time, we spoke to experts about preg...
UNICEF
Digital health futures
Report
22 Oct 2021
This report from the Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing health futures 2030: Growing up in a digital world summarises the findings of a 2020 U-Report poll on digital health. More than 23,000 children and youth shared how they use digi...
UNICEF
The State of the World's Children 2021
Report
22 Oct 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children. But the pandemic may represent the tip of a mental health iceberg – an iceberg we have ignored for far too long. The State of the World’s Children 2021...
20 Oct 2021
UNICEF
Empowerment and independence: In pursuit of adolescent-friendly mental health
A wide-reaching programme in Bangladesh tackles mental health and social taboos around adolescent development. By age 17, Alia* had already experienced significant loss and instability in her life. When she was 9, her mother died, and her father remarried. When she was 16, her father died, leaving Alia to care for her younger sister. Determined to continue her studies, Alia worked as a ho...
20 Oct 2021
20 Oct 2021
UNICEF
Reaching New Heights: A proactive approach to preventing suicide
Kazakhstan is on a path to making mental health – especially for children and young people – a primary national concern. At home, Dina* has plenty of interests. The 14-year-old plants trees, cares for the garden and dances to K-pop videos in the living room. At school, things are more difficult, and interacting with peers, stressful. “They are not like me,” Dina said. “We do not...
20 Oct 2021
20 Oct 2021
UNICEF
Young Heroes: Building a better world, one click at a time
A youth initiative in the Philippines tackles critical issues affecting young people including mental health. Daniel Delfin used to think that only superheroes could change the world. A shy and serious 21-year-old engineering student in Cebu, Daniel saw himself as a spectator of life and spent all his time studying, socializing and looking after his pet rabbit. “I don’t believe in youth...
20 Oct 2021
World Health Organization
Fair Play: Building a strong physical activity system for more active people
14 Oct 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed an increasingly connected world that is recognising the vital importance of physical activity (PA) for mental and physical health. It has exposed vulnerabilities and inequities in opportunities for communities and p...