Supporting a child’s mental well-being is just as important as supporting their physical health. Over 250 million children worldwide experience mental health conditions, and exposure to a life-threatening emergency such as displacement, natural disasters, violent conflict or climate change can exacerbate mental health problems for children.
As we enter Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re highlighting this important issue and sharing how UNICEF is providing meaningful mental health support for children >>
Across the globe, from Gaza to Sudan, including the United States, children are facing challenges and life-altering events that impact their childhood development and can have long-term effects. For children caught in an emergency, UNICEF’s Child-Friendly Spaces can provide a place to safely process emotions through crafts and games and the chance to simply be children. |
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An estimated one in seven children and adolescents worldwide have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, and even more live with undiagnosed or untreated mental illness. UNICEF’s strategy for improving children’s mental health involves supporting children as they grow and strengthening the support systems around them. |
UNICEF is working hard to respond to the needs of children and advocating for more mental health resources for every child in all countries, including in the United States. Stay tuned this month to learn more about how you can get involved!
Thank you,
UNICEF USA |
