Welcome to this youth-led local event leading up to the virtual Global Forum for Adolescents by the WHO. The event is part of the 1.8 Billion Young People for Change-campaign.
The event is free and open for all. We will start the evening with pizza and mingling.
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Increase in metal health diagnoses
The goal of the event is to raise awareness of adolescent and youth mental health in Norway. Norwegian studies show that a high level of mental health problems is common for both boys and girls in Norway. High levels of anxiety and depression have increased from the 1990s onwards, especially among girls.
Similar trends have also been reported in a number of other Western countries. Furthermore, the proportion of children and young people who are diagnosed with a mental disorder in the specialist health service has increased in the last ten years. This is the especially the case for girls and women aged 12-24. In 2020, 5 % of the people in this group had a mental disorder diagnosis (Source: FHI).
Worldwide youth-led movement
There are 1.8 billion adolescents and young people (ages 10-24) in the world today; more than any time in history. As nearly one fourth of the world’s population, a thriving adolescent and youth population yields social, economic and health benefits for all. While enormous progress has been made in adolescent health at the global, regional, and national levels through concerted investment and action, much more needs to be done, especially to address the needs of those who are being left behind. Youth leadership, voice and experience is central to driving forward positive change, as young people are our future.
To support this youth-led movement, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (PMNCH) has initiated a multi-year advocacy campaign, 1.8 Billion Young People for Change (1point8.org), co-owned, co-designed and co-developed by young people. PMNCH is the world’s largest alliance for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health and well-being, hosted by the WHO, and works with over 1400 members from 192 countries. PMNCH will also convene the Global Forum for Adolescents (GFA)– the world’s largest-ever virtual gathering for adolescent health and well-being, on 11-12 October 2023.
We hope to see you there, as part of our collective task in promoting health and well-being for all!
Programme
| 17.00-18.00 | Pizza and mingling |
| 18.00-18.05 | Welcome by Evgenia Taranova |
| 18.05-18.10 | Greeting from Professor Kristin M. Heggen, Deputy Director of SHE |
| 18.10-18.25 |
"The impact of climate change on mental health and psychosocial development among children/youth" by Francis Vergunst Francis Vergunst is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Educational Sciences (UiO), whose work addresses the impact of climate change on mental health and psychosocial development among children/youth. |
| 18.25-18.40 |
Mental-health pitches:
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| 18.45-19.15 |
I am the future - what matters to me? Participants in panel discussion: Alexander Banik, adolescent from upper secondary school The psychology students´ Psykologistudentenes opplysningsarbeid for unge (POFU) Mina Kharki, master student at UiO from Iran and student in SHE Mental Helse Moderator: Evgenia Taranova |
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) is a collaborative partner with Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in Education (SHE), and is organizing this event.
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