UnderstandingtheMentalHealth

ImpactofGlobalChallengesonGenZ

UNICEFPERCEPTIONSOFYOUTHMENTALHEALTHREPORT2025

WEAREINATIMEOFCRISIS

—FROMGEOPOLITICAL

CONFLICTTOCLIMATE

ANXIETY,MENTALHEALTHSTRUGGLESTOECONOMICUNCERTAINTY.

ITCANFEELASTHOUGHWEARECAUGHTINA

CONSTANTSTORMOF

CHALLENGES,WITHLITTLECONTROLOVERTHE

FORCESSHAPINGOUR

WORLD.

FOREWORD

Formany,especiallyyoungpeople,theweightoftheseoverlappingcrisesisnotabstract—it’sdeeplypersonal,showingupintheirminds,theirbodies,andtheirsenseofhopeforthefuture.

Thisstudyofferstimelyandvitalinsightsintohowyoungpeopleperceiveand

experiencethementalhealthimpactoftheworldaroundthem.Itgivesvoicetoagrowingcollectiveunease,butalsototheresilience,creativity,anddeterminationwithwhichGenZareresponding.

Understandingperceptionisthefirststeptowardmeaningfulaction.Ifwecanlistenmoredeeply—notjusttothefacts,buttothefeelings—wecanbeginto

designandscalesolutionsthataregroundedinempathyandcenteredonhumanwell-being.

Mentalhealthmustnolongerbetreatedasasideeffectofglobal

disruption;itmustbepartofhowwerespond,recover,andreimagineourfuture.

Wehopethisstudyhelpsinspireanewurgency—andasharedresponsibility—toact.

DrZeinabHijazi

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MentalHealthGlobalLead,UNICEF

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

TABLEOFCONTENTS

OVERVIEWOF

OURCALLTO

METHODOLOGY

FINDINGS

ACTION

DETAILEDFINDINGS

OVERVIEWOFFINDINGS

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OVERVIEWOFFINDINGS

GenZconsumenewsMORE

THANANYOTHER

THENEWS

TYPEOFCONTENT

CONSUMPTIONPARADOX

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GenZsurveyedreportfeelingoverwhelmedbynewsandevents

6in

GenZaredeeplyengagedwiththeworld’sfuture.Theywanttohavearoleinshapingthefutureoftheircommunitiesand

GenZwhofeeloverwhelmreport

countries.Despiteanoverwhelmingnewscycle,GenZactivelyconsumenewsmorethananyothertypeofcontent-theyfeelastrongsenseofaccountabilityforshapingthefuture.

LOWERWELL-BEING

Thisconstantengagementcomesatacost.6in10GenZ

SCORES

GenZwithlowerwell-beingscoreshold

LOWERSENSESOFEMPOWERMENT

reportfeelingoverwhelmedbynewsandeventshappeningintheircommunity,theircountry,andtheworldatlarge.

Overwhelmerodeswell-beingandempowerment.GenZwhofeelthissenseofoverwhelmaremorelikelytoreportlower

well-being.Thosewithlowwell-being,inturn,feelaheightenedsenseofdisempowerment.Bynotsupportingthem,weare

strippingGenZoftheiragencyincontributingtomakingtheworldabetterplaceforthemselvesandfuturegenerations.

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OVERVIEWOFFINDINGS

4in10

ofGenZstillfeelstigmainschools&workplaces

THEBATTLEAGAINSTSTIGMAISNOTYET

WON

52%

55%

OfGenZareknowledgeableaboutwheretofindresourcesandhelptosupporttheir

mentalhealthandwell-being

Despitestrongfamiliaritywiththetopicofmentalhealth,thebattleagainststigmaisnotyetwon.WhileGenZarewell-

versedinmentalhealthdiscourse,negativeperceptions

aroundpeoplespeakingabouttheirmentalhealtharestillverystrong--anddemandanuancedandculturally-appropriate

approachbasedonlifestage.

ofGenZfindtheactivities/

actionstheydotomanagestress/anxiety/overwhelmeffective

Accesstosupportandeffectivecopingmechanismsremainsachallenge.OnlyhalfofGenZfeelknowledgeableabout

availablementalhealthresources,andthesameproportionbelievetheircopingmechanismsareeffective.

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OVERVIEWOFFINDINGS

GENZWANTSTOBEINTHEDRIVER’S

SEAT

GenZdemandscollectiveaction,andtheywanttobeinthe

driver’sseat.Theyrecognizethataddressingmentalhealth

challengesrequirescollaborationacrossgeneration,sectorsandinstitutions-andtheywanttobeattheheadofthistable.

74%

64%

GenZwanttothemselveshavealeadingroleinhelpingadolescentsandyoung

peoplemanagetheimpactsofthestress,anxiety,orbeingoverwhelmedduetonewsoreventshappeningintheircommunity,

country,ortheworld.

60%

1in3

56%

OfGenZthinkschoolsshouldhavearoleoraleadingrole

OfGenZthinknational

governmentshouldhavearoleoraleadingrole

OfGenZthinkemployersshouldhavearoleora

leadingrole

OfGenZthinkmediashouldhavearoleoraleadingrole

DETAILEDFINDINGS

DETAILEDFINDINGS

DESPITETHEDIFFICULTCLIMATE,GENZAREKEENTOCONTRIBUTETOTHEFUTUREOFTHEWORLD…

GenZaroundtheworldfeelconnectedandengagedatalocal,national,andgloballevel

feelconnectedtotheircommunity.

believetheyhavearesponsibilitytowardstheircountry.

wanttohavearoleinthefutureoftheworld.

53%

58%

58%

Q4:Lookingatthestatementsbelow,howmuchdoyouagreeordisagreewitheachofthem?Ifeelconnectedtomycommunity(N”agree”=2841,TotalN=5514)

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Q8:Againthinkingaboutyourcountry,pleaseusethescaleprovidedtoletusknowhowmuchyouagreeordisagreewitheachofthefollowingstatements.IbelieveIhavearesponsibilitytowardsthefutureofmycountry(N“agree”=3056,TotalN=5452)

Q10:Stillthinkingaboutthewholeworld,pleaseusethescaleprovidedtoletusknowhowmuchyouagreeordisagreewitheachofthefollowingstatements.Iwanttohavearoleinthefutureoftheworld(N“agree”=3024,TotalN=5418)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

74%

GENZCONSUMENEWS

MOREFREQUENTLY

THANANYOTHERTYPEOFCONTENT

64%

61%

engagewithanyformofnews,atleastonceaweek.

vs.——

engagewithfriendsand

family’ssocialmediaposts

onceaweekormore.

engagewithsocialmediapostsfrompeopletheyfollowwho

arenotfriendsorfamilyonceaweekormore.

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Q16:We’dlovetounderstandhowfrequentlyyouinteractwithonlinecontentandsocialmedia.Lookingatthequestionbelow,pleaseusethescaletoindicatehowfrequentlyyouareexposedtoeachofthebelowtypesofcontent.(TotalN=5549)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

THISCAUSESADEEPSENSEOFOVERWHELM;YOUNGADULTSANDGENZWOMENAREMOSTAFFECTED

Certaincountriesstandoutcomparedtoothers

6in10(60%)feeloverwhelmedbynewsorevents

67%

Youngadultsandwomenaremostaffected

ofSouthAfricanGenZfeeloverwhelmed-

thehighestacrossmarkets.

ofMexicanGenZfeeloverwhelmed.

ofJapaneseGenZfeeloverwhelmed-the

lowestacrossmarkets.

82%

72%

40%

feeloverwhelmed,comparedto:

ofteenGenZ.

67%

ofAdultGenZ

54%

Specificallyfeel

overwhelmedafter

ofwomenGenZ

exposuretonewsor

64%

feeloverwhelmed,

comparedto:

eventsintheworld-

56%

ofmenGenZ.

morethannewsintheircountry(60%)ortheircommunity(40%).

Q11:Doyoufeeloverwhelmedafterlookingatnewsorevents?(Total:N=5495;AdultGenZ:N=2720;TeenGenZ:N=2775;Men:N=2627;Women:N=2760)

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Q12:Yousaidthatoverthelastyear/12months,youhavefeltoverwhelmedbynewsorevents.Couldyouspecifythenatureofthisnewsoreventsbyselectingtheoptionsbelow?(Total:N=3246)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

OVERWHELMFROMNEWS

OREVENTSINOUR

PERMACRISISWORLD

MEANSLOWERWELL-BEING

ANDLOWERWELL-BEINGMEANSLOWSENSEOF

EMPOWERMENT

Overwhelmfromthepermacrisisis

strippingGenZoftheiragencyin

contributingtomakingtheworlda

betterplaceforthemselvesandfuturegenerations.

19%

16%

ThemoreGenZareoverwhelmed,the

lesswelltheyfeel

ThelesswellGenZfeel,theless

empoweredtheyare

WHO-5Well-beingIndexScoresofGenZ

69%

58%

26%

12%

HighWell-beingMediumWell-beingPoorWell-being

ThosewhoarenotoverwhelmedThosewhoareoverwhelmed

ScoreontheWHO-5Well-beingindex:

60%

36%

22%

Ifeelempoweredtohavearoleinthefutureoftheworld

HighWell-beingMediumWell-being

Q10:Ifeelempoweredtohavearoleinthefuturetheworld-Stillthinkingaboutthewholeworld,pleaseusethescaleprovidedtoletusknowhowmuchyouagreeordisagreewitheachofthefollowingstatements.(TotalN=5232,HighWell-being:N=3285;MediumWell-being:N=1311;PoorWell-being:N=590;CriticalWell-being:N=229)

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Q11:Overthelastyear/12months,haveyoufeltoverwhelmedbynewsoreventshappeninginyourcommunity,inyourcountry,oraroundtheworld?(TotalN=5495,HighWell-being:N=3334;MediumWell-being:N=1333;PoorWell-being:N=595;CriticalWell-being:N=230)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

TEENGENZEXPERIENCEANEMOTIONALPARADOX:HIGHFEELINGSOFHOPEFULNESSCOUPLEDWITHHIGHANXIETYANDUNCERTAINTY

Acrossthecountrieswesurveyed,TeenGenZ

reporthigherfeelingsofconnectednessandhopethanYoungAdultGenZ

feelacceptedbytheir

country(vs58%adultGenZ)

71%

wanttohavearoleinthe67%futureoftheircountry

(vs54%youngadults)

feelempoweredtohavearole57%inthefutureoftheircountry

(vs46%youngadults)

arehopefulaboutthe60%futureoftheircountry

(vs50%youngadults)

Butatthesametime,substantialnumbersalsofeelanxietyforthefutureoftheir

countries,oftenatsimilarlevelstoyoungadultGenZ

feelworriedaboutthefutureoftheircountry

56%

(vs57%youngadults)

45%

feeluncertainaboutthefutureoftheircountry

(vs49%youngadults)

Q7:Stillthinkingaboutyourcountry,lookingatthestatementsbelow,howmuchdoyouagreeordisagreewitheachofthem?(Global-TeenGenZ:N=2767,AdultGenZ=2722)

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Q8:Againthinkingaboutyourcountry,pleaseusethescaleprovidedtoletusknowhowmuchyouagreeordisagreewitheachofthefollowingstatements.(Global-TeenGenZ:N=2750,AdultGenZ=2702)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

THISPARADOXISESPECIALLYPRONOUNCEDINMEXICO,WHEREHOPEFULNESSANDANXIETYRUNEQUALLYHIGH

InMexico,teensfeeldeeplyinvestedandhopeful

feelacceptedbytheir

country(vs64%youngadults)

78%

wanttohavearoleinthefutureoftheircountry

(vs60%youngadults)

78%

73%

feelempoweredtohavearoleinthefutureoftheircountry

(vs53%youngadults)

arehopefulaboutthe74%futureoftheircountry

(vs61%youngadults)

Butalsofaceconflictingemotionsaboutthefutureoftheircountry,oftenmorethan

Mexicanyoungadults.

feelworriedaboutthefutureoftheircountry

(vs66%Mexicanyoungadults)

80%

69%

feeluncertainaboutthefutureoftheircountry

(vs61%Mexicanyoungadults)

Q7:Stillthinkingaboutyourcountry,lookingatthestatementsbelow,howmuchdoyouagreeordisagreewitheachofthem?(Mexico-TeenGenZ:N=398,AdultGenZN=395)

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Q8:Againthinkingaboutyourcountry,pleaseusethescaleprovidedtoletusknowhowmuchyouagreeordisagreewitheachofthefollowingstatements.(Mexico-TeenGenZ:N=390,AdultGenZN=391)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

DESPITEHIGHFAMILIARITYWITH

MENTALHEALTH,STIGMAPERSISTS…

66%

Acrosscountriessurveyedarefamiliarwithmentalhealthasatopic.

OfGenZsurveyedbelievethattherearenegativeviewsorjudgmentsinschools.

OfGenZsurveyedbelievethattherearenegativeviewsorjudgmentsinplacesofemployment.

GenZaroundtheworldbelievethereisastigmainschools&placesofemployment.

39%

43%

(41%av.acrossschoolsandemployers)

4in10

Womenaremorelikelytoencounterstigmainschool

believethatthereare

negativeviewsor

judgmentsinschools(vs36%ofmen).

42%

Lookingacrosscountries,asignificantnumberofGenZreportnegativeperceptionsofmentalhealthinschoolandwork

62%

51%

45%

37%

26%

MexicoSouthAfricaUSASwitzerlandUKMalaysiaJapan

SchoolsEmployment

40%

47%

44%

44%

42%

37%

25%

22%

56%

Q22A:Howfamiliarareyouwiththetopicofmentalhealth?(Total:N=5365;HighWell-being:N=3255;MediumWell-being:N=1307;PoorWell-being:N=576;CriticalWell-being:N=224)

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Q22D:Doyouthinktherearenegativeviewsorjudgmentsinyourschoolregardingpeoplewhodiscusstheirmentalhealth?(N=2679)

Q22E:Doyouthinktherearenegativeviewsorjudgmentsinyourplaceofemploymentregardingpeoplewhodiscusstheirmentalhealth?(N=2048)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

PROPERSUPPORTFORMENTAL

HEALTHAMONGGENZISKEY,ASASIGNIFICANTPERCENTAGE

NEEDHELP

Increasingto45%acrossallwomenGenZ.

Andto52%

acrossallyoungadultGenZ.

4in

(40%)

GenZfelttheyneededhelpwiththeirmentalhealth

Acrosscountriessurveyed,MexicohasthehighestnumberofGenZwhosaytheyneedhelpwiththeirmentalhealth

51%

45%45%

42%

38%

31%

28%

MexicoSouthAfricaUSAUKSwitzerlandJapanMalaysia

Q22B:Haveyoueverfeltyouneededhelpwithyourownmentalhealth?(Total:N=5472;Japan:N=777;Malaysia:N=780;Mexico:N=787;SouthAfrica:N=778;Switzerland:N=390;UK:N=987;USA:N=973)

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DETAILEDFINDINGS

YOUNGADULTS

AREMORELIKELYTONEEDHELP…

…THEYAREALSOLESSLIKELYTO

SEEKIT

52%

ofAdultshavefeltthey

neededhelpwiththeir

mentalhealth.

29%

ofTeenshavefeltthey

neededhelpwiththeir

mentalhealth.

》

80%

ofAdultswhoneededhelp

withtheirmentalhealthhave

soughthelpbefore.

》

92%

ofTeenswhoneededhelp

withtheirmentalhealthhave

soughthelpbefore.

WomenGenZare

significantlymorelikelytoseekprofessionalhelp

(44%vs34%formen).

Q22B:Haveyoueverfeltyouneededhelpwithyourownmentalhealth?(Total:N=5472;AdultGenZ:N=2707;TeenGenZ:N=2765)

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Q22C:Yousaidyouhavefeltyouneededhelpwithyourownmentalhealthbefore.Haveyousoughthelp?Pleaseselectallthatapply.(Total:N=2185;AdultGenZ:N=1394;TeenGenZ:N=791)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

ONLYHALFFEELKNOWLEDGEABLEABOUTACTUALMENTALHEALTH

RESOURCESAVAILABLETOTHEM

Thosewithhigherwell-beingscoresarealsomorelikelytobeknowledgeableaboutmentalhealthresources:

%ofthosewhoareknowledgeableaboutwheretofindmentalhealthresourcesbyWHO-5Well-beingIndexScore

56%

48%

52%

45%

Amongthecountriessurveyedareknowledgeableabout

31%

wheretofindresourcesandhelptosupporttheirmentalhealthandwell-being.

HighMediumPoorCritical

ScoreontheWHO-5Well-beingindex:

Q23A:Onthescalebelow,pleaseindicatehowknowledgeableyoufeelyouarewhenitcomestoknowingwheretolookforresourcestosupportyourmentalhealth.(Total:N=2679;HighWell-being:N=1816;MediumWell-being:N=628;PoorWell-being:N=264;

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CriticalWell-being:N=70)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

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ONANEVERYDAYBASISTHEREAREMANYACTIVITIESTHATGENZTURNTOWHENTHEY

ENCOUNTER

OVERWHELMING

CONTENT

%ofGenZwhotakepartinanactivity,after

exposuretocontentthatmakesthemfeelworse:

ListentoMusic

Spendmoretimeonmyphone

Spendtimewithfamilyandfriends

Gotosleep

Lookatothertypesofcontent

WatchTV

MovemyBody

Play

TakeaWalk

Tapintomycreativity

Pray

Gointonature

EnjoyArt

Doomscroll

Meditate

MakeMusic

75%

68%

66%

63%

62%

61%

58%

54%

52%

49%

46%

46%

PrayingismorecommoninMalaysia(75%)and

SouthAfrica(69%)thanothercountriessurveyed.

33%

37%

41%

34%

Q19:Whenyoufeelworseafterbeingexposedtothepiecesofcontentdescribedinthepreviousquestions,whichofthebelowactivitiesoractionsdoyoudotofeelbetter?(N=2988-3003)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

MANYOFTHESEACTIVITIES

IMPROVETHEIRMOODAFTER

ENGAGINGWITHOVERWHELMING

CONTENT

Howtheyfeelaftertakingpartinactivities:

Teensaremore

likelytofeelbetterafter

listeningtomusicthan

YoungAdultsare(83%forteensvs72%forAdults).

3%

5%

4%

5%

5%

5%

4%

5%

5%

6%

7%

6%

7%

7%

13%

28%

Listentomusic

Spendtimewithfriendsandfamily

Takeawalk

Gointonature

Pray

Gotosleep

Play

Movemybody

Tapintomycreativity

Meditate

MakeMusic

EnjoyArt

WatchTV

Lookatothertypesofcontent

Spendmoretimeonmyphone

Doomscroll25%

77%

72%

71%

68%

67%

66%

64%

63%

61%

60%

57%

57%

48%

45%

43%

FeelWorseFeelBetter

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Q20:Andhowdotheactivitiesyoudomakeyoufeel?(N=1610-2672)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

BUTULTIMATELYONLYAROUNDHALFOFGENZFEELTHEIRCOPINGMECHANISMSFORSTRESS,ANXIETYANDOVERWHELMAREEFFECTIVE

55%

ofGenZfindtheactivities/actionstheydotomanagestress/anxiety/overwhelmeffective

%whofeelthattheiractionsformanagingstress,overwhelmoranxietyaboutnewsareeffective:

64%

ThisreducesforWomenandYoungadults:Only52%Women(vs58%Men)and52%

YoungAdults(vs57%Teens)feelthattheiractivitiesareeffective.

59%

54%53%53%

42%42%

SouthAfricaUSAMexicoMalaysiaUKJapanSwitzerland

Q23C:Onthescalebelow,pleaseindicatehoweffectiveorineffectiveyoufindtheactivitiesoractionsyoudotomanageyourstress,anxiety,orbeingoverwhelmedduetonewsoreventshappeninginyourcommunity,country,ortheworld.(Total:N=3194;

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Men:N=1429;Women:N=1700;YoungAdults:N=1733.

Japan:N=308;Malaysia:N=411;Mexico:N=545;SouthAfrica:N=612;Switzerland:N=196;UK:N=558;USA:N=564)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

LOOKINGTOWARDSSOLUTIONS:GENZFEELTHIS

Myself,Schools,andNationalGovernmentwerecalledoutasthethreetoppeople/

institutionstotakealeadingroleinhelpingyoungpeoplewiththeirmentalhealth

ISAPROBLEMTHATREQUIRESCOLLECTIVE

ACTIONANDWANTTOBEINTHEDRIVER’SSEAT

74%

69%

65%64%63%

60%

57%56%54%53%53%

51%

48%

MediaReligious*Local

Community

NationalStateLocal

GovernmentGovernmentGovernment

EmployersIntl

Non-ProfitsBusinesses

LabourUnions

Institutions

Myself

Schools

Q24:Nowthinkingaboutthedifferentinstitutionsandorganizationsthatexistwithinoursociety,pleaseindicatetheroleyoufeeleachshouldhaveinhelpingadolescentsandyoungpeoplelikeyoumanagetheimpactsofthestress,anxiety,orbeingoverwhelmedduetonewsoreventshappeninginyourcommunity,country,ortheworld?(N=2034–5386)

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Q25:Stillthinkingaboutthedifferentinstitutionsandorganizationsthatexistwithinoursociety,pleaseindicatetheimpactyoufeeleachhavehadrelatedtoadolescentsandyoungpeoplelikeyoumanagingtheimpactofthestress,anxiety,orbeing

overwhelmedduetonewsoreventshappeninginyourcommunity,country,ortheworld?(N=2044–5399)*NB:Religious/faith-basedinstitutions,andreligious/faith-basedcommunities,areincludedascompositedatapointsonthesamebarlabel

DETAILEDFINDINGS

MEDIAANDGOVERNMENTSINPARTICULARAREFALLING

SHORTOFEXPECTATIONS

1in4(26%)

believethatthemediahasanegativeimpactonyoungerpeople.Thisrisestojustunder30%forwomen-the

highestpercentagetobelievethisamongallsub-groups.

GENZWANTTHEMTOLEADSOLUTIONS,BUTBOTH

DEMONSTRATECLEARNEGATIVEIMPACTS

GenZexpectleadershipfromboththemediaandtheir

governments,andwhiletheysometimeshavepositiveimpacts,theyalsohavenotablyhighnegativeimpactstoo

%whothinktheyshould

havearole-leadingor

otherwise

PositiveImpact

(net)

NegativeImpact

(net)

Media

57%

40%

26%

LocalGovernment

62%

40%

17%

StateGovernment

63%

40%

17%

National

Government

65%

40%

19%

Q24:Nowthinkingaboutthedifferentinstitutionsandorganizationsthatexistwithinoursociety,pleaseindicatetheroleyoufeeleachshouldhaveinhelpingadolescentsandyoungpeoplelikeyoumanagetheimpactsofthestress,anxiety,orbeingoverwhelmedduetonewsoreventshappeninginyourcommunity,country,ortheworld?(N=2034-5386)

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Q25:Stillthinkingaboutthedifferentinstitutionsandorganizationsthatexistwithinoursociety,pleaseindicatetheimpactyoufeeleachhavehadrelatedtoadolescentsandyoungpeoplelikeyoumanagingtheimpactofthestress,anxiety,orbeingoverwhelmedduetonewsoreventshappeninginyourcommunity,country,ortheworld?(N=2044-5399)

DETAILEDFINDINGS

SCHOOLS&

GenZhavehighexpectationsforschoolstoplayarole,andschoolsareseentodeliveronthiswithstrongpositiveimpact

Employersarealsoviewedasimportantcontributorstoimprovingmentalhealth,andmanydeliveronthisexpectation

EMPLOYERSSTANDOUTASPOSITIVE

saythatschoolsshouldhavea

saythatemployersshouldhavearoleinhelpingyoungpeople

managetheimpactofthestress,anxiety,orbeingoverwhelmed

duetonewsorevents.

saythatemployershavea

positiveimpactonyoungpeoplemanagingtheimpactofthe

FORCESFORGENZMENTALHEALTH

74%

6in10

(61%)

60%

1in2

roleinhelpingyoungpeople

managetheimpactofthestress,anxiety,orbeingoverwhelmed

duetonewsorevents.

saythatschoolshaveapositiveimpactonyoungpeople

managingtheimpactofthestress,anxiety,orbeing

overwhelmedduetonewsorevents

THEREARECLEAR

EXPECTATIONSTHATTHEYCONTINUE

LEADINGTHE

(48%)

stress,anxiety,orbeing

overwhelmedduetonewsorevents

CHARGETOHELPYOUNGPEOPLE

Q24:Nowthinkingaboutthedifferentinstitutionsandorganizationsthatexistwithinoursociety,pleaseindicatetheroleyoufeeleachshouldhaveinhelpingadolescentsandyoungpeoplelikeyoumanagetheimpactsofthestress,anxiety,orbeingoverwhelmedduetonewsoreventshappeninginyourcommunity,country,ortheworld?(N=2034-5386)

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Q25:Stillthinkingaboutthedifferentinstitutionsandorganizationsthatexistwithinoursociety,pleaseindicatetheimpactyoufeeleachhavehadrelatedtoadolescentsandyoungpeoplelikeyoumanagingtheimpactofthestress,anxiety,orbeingoverwhelmedduetonewsoreventshappeninginyourcommunity,country,ortheworld?(N=2044-5399)

OURCALLTOACTION

THEPRIVATESECTORHAS

AUNIQUEOPPORTUNITYTOLEADONONEOFTHEMOSTPRESSINGISSUESOFOURTIME—YOUTH

MENTALHEALTH

OURCALLTOACTION

Byinvestinginprevention,promotion,andcare,businessescanhelpensurethatyoungpeopleandtheircaregivershavetimelyaccesstoqualitymentalhealth

support.Theprivatesectorcanplayacriticalrolebychampioningholisticapproachesandpartneringwithyouth,NGOs,andgovernmentsto:

?Expandaccesstoqualitysupportthroughinvestmentinpromotion,preventionandcareforchildren,youth,andcaregivers

?Strengthendataandresearchtobridgetheevidencegap

?Promoteemployeeandcaregiverwell-beingthroughinternalstrategies

Nowisthetimetoact.Evidence-basedsolutionsexistandarereadytoscale.Yourleadershipcandriveinnovation,shiftmindsets,andbreakthesilencearound

mentalhealth—whilealsoenhancingyourworkforce,communities,andbrandpurpose.

UNICEF’ssuccessisbuiltonstrongpartnerships—includingwiththeprivatesector.

Weinviteyoutojointhelargestprivatesectorallianceforyouthmental

health.AsapartnerintheGlobalCoalitionforYouthMentalHealth,youwillhelptransforminsightsintoactionbysupportingscalable,evidence-basedsolutionsatthecountrylevelandlendingyourvoicetoaunifiedglobal

advocacymovement.

CarlaHaddadMardini

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Director,PrivateFundraisingandPartnerships,UNICEF

METHODOLOGY

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METHODOLOGY

FORTHISSTUDY,WESPOKE

TOGENZIN7DIFFERENTCOUNTRIES,WITHAGOODSPREADOFAGE,REGION,GENDER,ANDHOUSEHOLDINCOMELEVELS

Weranaquestionnaireofapproximately15minutes,whereweaskedadolescentsandadultGenZquestionsabouttheimpactofnewsandeventsontheirmentalhealth.

NumberofAdultGenZ(18-25)

NumberofTeenGenZ(14-17)

TotalGenZSample

UnitedStates

490

502

992

Switzerland

197

201

398

Japan

398

399

797

Mexico

400

399

799

Malaysia

396

396

792

UnitedKingdom

499

500

999

SouthAfrica

394

396

790

TOTAL

2,774

2,793

5,567

Thespreadofage,region,gender,race/ethnicity(where

available),andsocio-economicstatus(whereavailable)wasrepresent