5 ways UNICEF supports children’s mental health

How UNICEF supports children's mental health

Pamela, 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. See 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. 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 globally, just as UNICEF USA is doing in the United States. Urge Congress to prioritize the mental well-being of children and adolescents and pass the MINDS Act and Youth Mental Health Data Act >> Thank you, UNICEF USA Paid for by UNICEF USA.   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, please click here.