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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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The Black Youth Mental Health Epidemic: A Crisis in Its …

(2 days ago) WEBHalfpoint/AdobeStock. COMMENTARY. The recently released Youth Risk Behavior Survey report shows us that markers of poor mental health, ranging from feelings of hopelessness to suicide …

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-black-youth-mental-health-epidemic-a-crisis-in-its-own-right

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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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Adolescents health risks and solutions - Africa Health …

(1 days ago) WEBKey facts. An estimated 1.3 million adolescents died in 2015, mostly from preventable or treatable causes. Road traffic injuries were the leading …

https://www.aho.org/fact-sheets/adolescents-health-risks-and-solutions/

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Adolescent and young adult health - World Health …

(7 days ago) WEBKey facts. Over 1.5 million adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years died in 2021, about 4500 every day. Young adolescents aged 10–14 years have the …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescents-health-risks-and-solutions

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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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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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Black Teenagers With Mental Health Issues May Be …

(2 days ago) WEBBlack Teenagers With Mental Health Issues May Be Reluctant To Seek Help The CDC reports suicide rates went down in 2019. But one group has been having …

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/15/946617238/black-teenagers-with-mental-health-issues-may-be-reluctant-to-seek-help

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The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan …

(3 days ago) WEBBackground and purpose Most research regarding child and adolescent mental health prevention and promotion in low-and middle-income countries is undertaken in high-income countries. This …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251689

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African American teens face mental health crisis but …

(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 youth in the U.S. illness

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 Health of Black Youth: How Adults Can Help

(2 days ago) WEBBlack youth are facing more mental health concerns than ever. As adults, it’s important to listen to them and direct them to seek help. The Good Brigade/Getty …

https://psychcentral.com/health/how-adults-can-help-black-youth-with-mental-health

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Closing the Mental Health Care Gap for Black Teens

(5 days ago) WEBSHANOOR SEERVAI: There is a global shortage of culturally competent mental health professionals. And for one group in the U.S., the stakes are unusually …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/podcast/2022/mar/closing-mental-health-care-gap-black-teens

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Overview (Adolescent health) WHO Regional Office for Africa

(4 days ago) WEBMost young people are thought of as healthy but many serious diseases in adulthood have their roots in adolescence. WHO defines adolescents as those aged 10-19 years, while …

https://www.afro.who.int/node/5523

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Adolescent health and development UNICEF South Africa

(5 days ago) WEBPRETORIA, 09 October 2023 – Some 60 per cent of children and youth felt they needed mental health support over the past year, according to the latest UNICEF South Africa …

https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/topics/adolescent-health-and-development

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Teenage pregnancy and its predictors in Africa: A systematic …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Teenage pregnancy is the occurrence of pregnancy within the ages of 13–19 years.[] It is a global health issue that bears many sequelae of serious health, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9682880/

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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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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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Health Disparities in the Black Community: Conditions, Causes

(5 days ago) WEBBlack adults in the United States are 30% more likely to have obesity than white adults. This disparity is even greater for children and teens (50%) and women …

https://www.healthline.com/health/health-disparities-in-the-black-community

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Africa’s High Teenage Pregnancy Rate Demands Strong Response

(5 days ago) WEBA study commissioned by the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child found that one in every five adolescent girls in Africa becomes pregnant …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/25/africas-high-teenage-pregnancy-rate-demands-strong-response

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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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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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African Americans/Blacks Health Disparities CDC

(7 days ago) WEB11% were among African American/Black women. In 2018, in the United States, the death rate for African Americans/Blacks was higher (16.3 per 100,000) compared with any …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthdisparities/africanamericans.html

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Black youth face barriers in mental health care access: experts

(2 days ago) WEBFante-Coleman, who is speaking at the Saturday conference, said a Canadian study from 2015 showed Black-Caribbean children and youth waited an …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/black-youth-canada-mental-health-care-access-barriers-1.7194322

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Opinion Are Smartphones and Social Media Driving a Teen …

(2 days ago) WEBBut in a biannual C.D.C. survey of teenage mental health, the share of teenagers reporting that they had been persistently sad for a period of at least two …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opinion/smartphones-social-media-mental-health-teens.html

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Marion County Health officials issues rabies warnings for two areas

(6 days ago) WEBOCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Health officials are issuing a warning about rabies after two wild animals tested positive. The raccoons with rabies were found …

https://www.wcjb.com/2024/05/04/marion-county-health-officials-issues-rabies-warnings-two-areas/

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Research ethics and artificial intelligence for global health

(4 days ago) WEBThe ethical governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care and public health continues to be an urgent issue for attention in policy, research, and practice …

https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12910-024-01044-w

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Why belief in cancer fatalism can harm your health - BBC

(4 days ago) WEBPsychologists, health workers and others have been studying this phenomenon, known as cancer fatalism, in order to understand why it's so persistent …

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240429-why-belief-in-cancer-fatalism-can-harm-your-health

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Parents of teen who allegedly stabbed bishop at Sydney church …

(Just Now) WEBSpeaking to ABC’s 7.30, the 16-year-old’s mother and father say their son has struggled with mental health problems for years The parents of the 16-year-old …

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/30/sydney-church-stabbing-parents-teenager-alleged-offender-history-mental-health-issues

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Parents of teenage terror accused detail frantic hours before …

(8 days ago) WEBReligion. Terrorism. Wakeley. The parents of the 16-year-old who stabbed a Sydney bishop have spoken publicly for the first time, painting a picture of a vulnerable …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-29/parents-of-teenager-who-stabbed-bishop-give-first-interview/103767910

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South African BTC Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Succumbs to Heart …

(7 days ago) WEBSteynberg’s Mental Health Issues. Similarly, a report by another media outlet suggested an elite unit within the South African police is yet to be convinced that Steynberg is dead.. …

https://news.bitcoin.com/south-african-btc-ponzi-scheme-mastermind-succumbs-to-heart-attack-while-detained-in-brazil/

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