Prof. Gonneke Stevens; Mental Health in a Rapidly Changing World
Duration: 26 mins
Publication Date: 17 Mar 2025
Next Review Date: 17 Mar 2028
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13687
Description
Is adolescent mental health an early warning system for contemporary society? Are mental health difficulties in adolescence on the rise? What societal changes are impacting adolescent mental health? All this and more answered as Professor Umar Toseeb interviews Professor Gonneke Stevens about adolescent mental health in a rapidly changing world.
Learning Objectives
1. The importance of adolescent mental health as an ‘early warning system for contemporary society’.
2. The evidence that mental health difficulties in adolescence are on the rise.
3. The societal changes (social media, academic pressure, COVID-19, worries about the future, and inflation) that might explain increase in adolescent mental health difficulties.
4. Individual and country level effects.
