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UN Launches Youth Mental Health Report Coinciding with International Youth Day (August 12, 2014) [1]

Blog Name: 
International Law in Brief [2]
Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

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.”


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[1] https://www.asil.org/blogs/un-launches-youth-mental-health-report-coinciding-international-youth-day-august-12-2014
[2] https://www.asil.org/blog-name/international-law-brief
[3] http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/documents/youth/IYD2014/reportsocialinclusionofyouthwithmentalhealth.pdf
[4] http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=48464#.U_TFpsVdWSp