The summary: On Friday 15 October, Commissioner Kyriakides will participate in the launch of the European Regional Brief on the UNICEF report on the State of the World’s Children 2021, Mental health: breaking the silence. The report represents the most comprehensive analysis of global trends affecting children and examines children and young people’s mental health and well-being worldwide. The launch event aims at listening to children and young people´s views, their concerns and solutions on their wellbeing and mental health while engaging live with high level personalities and policymakers. Friday 15 October 2021, 10:00 - 11:00 (CEST)Live streaming available Practical information WhenFriday 15 October 2021, 10:00 - 11:00 (CEST)Where Description The background:The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on mental health and well-being. Physical distancing measures, restrictions on movement, school closures and confinement have adversely affected essential education and training, disrupted child protection and family support systems, exacerbated youth unemployment rates and negatively impacted children’s and adolescents’ mental health, including that of their caregivers.While exacerbating negative consequences for mental health, the pandemic also offers us an opportunity to rethink our approach and to build back better by investing in a comprehensive approach to mental health that is fit for the future. In this context, UNICEF has launched the World’s Children Report 2021 - the most comprehensive analysis of global trends affecting children - that examines children and young people’s mental health and well-being worldwide. The event:The event will take place virtually and will run from 10:00 – 11:00.Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, will take part alongside Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, Valeria Setti, European Commission Coordinator for the Rights of the Child, Charlotte Petri-Gornitzka, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Partnerships, Maria Walsh, Member of the European Parliament, Dilian Manolov, Mental Health Activist Bulgaria, as well as young people from Belgium, Ireland and Spain.Follow the live webcast tomorrow, Friday 15 October from 10:00-11:00 CET here Contacts General contact Darragh Cassidy NameDarragh CassidyEmailDarragh [dot] CASSIDYec [dot] europa [dot] eu
The background:The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on mental health and well-being. Physical distancing measures, restrictions on movement, school closures and confinement have adversely affected essential education and training, disrupted child protection and family support systems, exacerbated youth unemployment rates and negatively impacted children’s and adolescents’ mental health, including that of their caregivers.While exacerbating negative consequences for mental health, the pandemic also offers us an opportunity to rethink our approach and to build back better by investing in a comprehensive approach to mental health that is fit for the future. In this context, UNICEF has launched the World’s Children Report 2021 - the most comprehensive analysis of global trends affecting children - that examines children and young people’s mental health and well-being worldwide. The event:The event will take place virtually and will run from 10:00 – 11:00.Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, will take part alongside Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, Valeria Setti, European Commission Coordinator for the Rights of the Child, Charlotte Petri-Gornitzka, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Partnerships, Maria Walsh, Member of the European Parliament, Dilian Manolov, Mental Health Activist Bulgaria, as well as young people from Belgium, Ireland and Spain.Follow the live webcast tomorrow, Friday 15 October from 10:00-11:00 CET here
