UN Launches Youth Mental Health Report Coinciding with International Youth Day (August 12, 2014) [1]
On August 12, 2014, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs launched its publication, “Mental Health Matters: the Social Inclusion of Youth with Mental Health Conditions [3].” According to a news article [4], the report was “launched to coincide with International Youth Day which this year shines a spotlight on the importance of mental health.” Noting that “one-fifth of the young people around the world experience a mental health condition,” the report seeks “to draw on available research to raise awareness of youth mental-health conditions among relevant stakeholders and to start a global conversation regarding strategies for addressing the challenges faced by young people, with the overarching goal of fostering their economic and social integration.”