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Stunning New Facts about Mental Health Conditions among Teenagers from WHO — World Health Organization Oct.23. 2019

In an age of selfies — with filters to adjust our reality to make us look better — and an over fascination with image, fame and being ‘seen’, how do we ensure that we nurture the growth of character in our children? Maggie Dent

I don’t know about you, but these facts stunned me as a teacher, researcher and author of a teen girl’s e-book about struggles and regrets on Social Media. It is the newest research about mental health problems with adolescents done by the World HealthOrganization in Oct. 23, 2019.

Here are the 6 key findings:

1. One in six people are aged 10–19 years.
2. Mental health conditions account for 16% of the global burden of disease and injury in people aged 10–19 years.
3. Half of all mental health conditions start by 14 years of age but most cases are undetected and untreated.
4. Globally, depression is one of the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents.
5. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in…