New analysis indicates lost contribution to economies due to mental disorders among young people is nearly $390 billion a year worldwide, stressed a UNICEF’s news release. Children and young people could feel the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health and well-being for many years to come, UNICEF warns in its new flagship report. The State of the World’s Children 2021; On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health is UNICEF’s most comprehensive worldwide look at the mental health of children, adolescents and caregivers in the 21st century.
