What are the challenges facing mental health in Europe?

Saturday, Jul 27, 2024

Mediapool

Pre-pandemic mental health issues worsened due to COVID-19, war, and inflation; 46% of EU population reported emotional problems.

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Before the Covid-19 pandemic, around 84 million people in the European Union struggled with mental health issues, approximately one in six. The situation is further worsened by the pandemic, the Russian aggression against Ukraine, recession, and rising food and energy prices, with children and young people being particularly vulnerable. A Eurobarometer survey from last year found that nearly half of the EU population, 46%, experienced emotional or psychosocial problems such as depression and anxiety in the past year.

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