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Mental Health Burden among Black Adolescents: The …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. National surveys and large-scale studies of adolescent mental health have found that about 49.5% of adolescents in the United States are living with a mental health disorder (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2020).Yet only 20–50% of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8262091/

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Adolescent mental health in South Africa: what do the …

(1 days ago) WEBHe adds that it is “important that South Africans address child and adolescent mental health”. The article claims that 20% of adolescents – one in five – have a mental disorder, but only a third of them get …

https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/adolescent-mental-health-south-africa-what-do-numbers-say

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High mental health burden for Africa’s youth - Nature

(Just Now) WEBResearch has shown a high incidence of mental disorders and mental health symptoms among adolescents in 16 sub-Saharan African countries, with a greater …

https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-021-00097-y

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Adolescent Health WHO Regional Office for Africa

(6 days ago) WEBGlobally, there are 44 births per 1000 to girls aged 15 to 19 per year. Half of all mental health disorders in adulthood start by age 14, but most cases are undetected and …

https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/adolescent-health

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Identifying health needs for adolescents in Africa News

(9 days ago) WEBJanuary 27, 2020—Adolescents make up 23% of sub-Saharan Africa’s population, but understanding and meeting their unique health needs has long been a neglected area. A new series of papers from Harvard T.H. …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/adolescents-africa-health/

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Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022: Health situation

(1 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger economies, safer nations and a better world. Our …

https://www.afro.who.int/publications/atlas-african-health-statistics-2022-health-situation-analysis-who-african-region-0

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Black youth face rising rates of depression, anxiety, suicide

(2 days ago) WEBTwelve of every 100,000 Black 18-24-year-olds died by suicide in 2020. In 2014 the Black suicide rate was about 25% lower than that of white students and 15% …

https://edsource.org/2022/black-youth-face-rising-rates-of-depression-anxiety-suicide/666405

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Black Youth Suicide Crisis: Prevalence Rates, Review of …

(6 days ago) WEBHyattsville, MD, NCHS Health E-Stat, 2019 Google Scholar. 6 Price JH, Khubchandani J: The changing characteristics of African‐American adolescent suicides, …

https://focus.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.focus.20210034

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KENYA – NATIONAL ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY …

(8 days ago) WEBK-NAMHS found that mental health problems and mental disorders are common among adolescents in Kenya. Over two-fifths of adolescents (44.3%) had a mental health …

https://aphrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/K-NAMHS-report_2022.pdf

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Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022 - World Health …

(8 days ago) WEBAtlas of African Health Statistics 2022 – Health situation analysis of the African Region – Country Profiles NOTE: Some data from international and standardized data sources …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/364837/9789290234852-eng.pdf?sequence=3

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FastStats - Health of Black or African American Population

(9 days ago) WEBHealth status. Percent of adults age 18 and older in fair or poor health: 18.8% (2022) Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/black-health.htm

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Addressing the mental health needs of adolescents in South …

(5 days ago) WEBLike many low- and middle-income countries, almost half of the proportion of the South African population is under the age of 25. Given the peak age of onset for …

https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-021-00803-5

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The Young and the Restless – Adolescent Health in SA

(5 days ago) WEBIn South Africa, adolescents aged 10-19 represent a significant proportion of the population at 17,4% and contribute to 2,1% of the total mortality. The health and …

https://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=15261

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Study finds spike in suicide rates for Black adolescents, young …

(2 days ago) WEBThe center is being created with a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services …

https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/23541/Study-finds-spike-in-suicide-rates-for-Black

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African American teens face mental health crisis but are less likely

(2 days ago) WEBPublished: July 29, 2020 8:20am EDT. Black youth are less likely to seek treatment for mental health issues than white adolescents. Getty Images / Jasmin Merdan. Black …

https://theconversation.com/african-american-teens-face-mental-health-crisis-but-are-less-likely-than-whites-to-get-treatment-140697

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Mental and Behavioral Health - African Americans

(7 days ago) WEBThe overall suicide rate for black or African Americans was 60 percent lower than that of the non-Hispanic white population, in 2018. Black females, grades 9-12, were 60 …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/mental-and-behavioral-health-african-americans

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65 per cent of young people with mental health related issues

(4 days ago) WEBNotes to Editors. The UNICEF South Africa U-Report poll received 5,500 responses, with 75 per cent of those from young people aged up to 24-years. U-Report …

https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/press-releases/65-cent-young-people-mental-health-related-issues-did-not-seek-help-unicef

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60 per cent of youth needed mental health support over past year

(6 days ago) WEBUNICEF/UNI433458/Getty Images. PRETORIA, 09 October 2023 – Some 60 per cent of children and youth felt they needed mental health support over the past …

https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/press-releases/60-cent-youth-needed-mental-health-support-over-past-year-u-report

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FastStats - Adolescent Health - Centers for Disease Control and …

(4 days ago) WEBPercent of adolescents ages 12–17 years who are in fair or poor health: 3.8% (2022) Percent of adolescents ages 12–17 years who missed 11 or more days of school in the …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/adolescent-health.htm

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Black/African American Health Office of Minority Health

(9 days ago) WEBHealth. According to Census Bureau projections, the 2021 life expectancies at birth for blacks are 70.8 years, with 74.8 years for women, and 66.7 years for men. For non …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/blackafrican-american-health

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Adolescents Statistics - UNICEF DATA

(1 days ago) WEBThere are 1.3 billion adolescents in the world today, more than ever before, making up 16 per cent of the world’s population. Defined by the United Nations as those between the …

https://data.unicef.org/topic/adolescents/overview/

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The Case for Focusing on Black Girls’ Mental Health - NBWJI.org

(7 days ago) WEBBlack girls have serious unmet mental health needs—it has been called a mental health crisis “hiding in plain sight.”. Between 1991 and 2017, suicide attempts by …

https://www.nbwji.org/post/the-case-for-focusing-on-black-girls-mental-health

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The prevalence and factors associated with alcohol, cigarette, and

(1 days ago) WEBABSTRACT Objectives: To provide first comprehensive estimates of the prevalence of psychoactive substances: alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana and their …

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.21.24307637v1

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Pooled prevalence and associated factors of teenage pregnancy …

(3 days ago) WEBTeenage pregnancy is becoming one of the most common social and public health problems worldwide, with the highest prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. Health …

https://contraceptionmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40834-024-00289-5

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Prevalence of health conditions in South Africa 2024 Statista

(Just Now) WEBMay 17, 2024. We asked South African consumers about "Prevalence of health conditions" and found that "Mental health conditions (e.g., burnout, depression, anxiety)" takes the …

https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1466952/prevalence-of-health-conditions-in-south-africa

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Data and Statistics on Sickle Cell Disease

(7 days ago) WEBSickle cell disease (SCD) affects about 100,000 people in the United States; more than 90% are non-Hispanic Black or African American, and an estimated 3%–9% …

https://www.cdc.gov/sickle-cell/data/index.html

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How teens view social media’s impact on their mental health

(9 days ago) WEBAd Feedback. “Most conversations and headlines surrounding social media and youth mental (health) focus solely on the harms, portraying young people as …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/health/teen-social-media-mental-health-wellness/index.html

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A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but critics …

(8 days ago) WEBJOHANNESBURG -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed into law a bill that aims to overhaul the healthcare system to address …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/new-south-africa-health-law-aims-deep-inequality-110263004

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WHO report reveals major health disparities between European …

(4 days ago) WEBWHO_Europe. The report showed that adolescents substantially chose unhealthy food options, with more than half of them – 56 per cent of boys and 51 per …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150166

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About Reproductive Health Reproductive Health CDC

(6 days ago) WEBCDC provides technical assistance and training to help improve male and female reproductive health, maternal health, and infant health. A key part of our work is …

https://www.cdc.gov/reproductive-health/about/index.html

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Australian teens trapped by social media apps as the ‘like’ button

(2 days ago) WEBMore than four in 10 Australian teens now suffer mental health distress, with experts drawing a link in a rise in cases with the use of social media. The rate of …

https://psychology.org.au/about-us/news-and-media/aps-in-the-media/2024/australian-teens-trapped-by-social-media-apps-as-t

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More than a third of Italian teens want to emigrate, survey finds

(5 days ago) WEBMay 20, 20246:18 AM PDTUpdated 7 min ago. ROME, May 20 (Reuters) - More than a third of Italian teenagers want to emigrate when they are older, according …

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/more-than-third-italian-teens-want-emigrate-survey-finds-2024-05-20/

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