World Health Organization
Mental health of adolescents
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Nov 2021
Key facts Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 13% of the global burden of disease in thi...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
17 Nov 2021
Key facts Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 13% of the global burden of disease in thi...
Article
22 Oct 2021
A community-based model helps a child in need experience positive change. ...
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 ...
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, anxie...
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 iceb...
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...
Publication
29 Sep 2021
Report
23 Sep 2021
With this report, we explore this diagnosis journey through the lens of those living with dementia and carers, clinicians, researchers and academics, and Alz...
Guide
22 Sep 2021
The WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines set the levels of air quality for a number of pollutants to be achieved everywhere in order to significantly reduce the...
Strategy document
21 Sep 2021
This updated comprehensive action plan for mental health, endorsed by the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly in its decision WHA74(14), builds on its prede...
Publication
15 Sep 2021
With a theme of ‘Safe food now for a heathy tomorrow’, World Food Safety Day (7 June 2021) focused on the immediate and long-term benefits of producing a...
Report
15 Sep 2021
Overview Halfway into the implementation of the Global dementia action plan, the Global status report on the public health...