Scars remaining: Mental health of the young, post-pandemic
A hybrid CESI@noon lunchtime debate brought to you by CESI Youth and the European Youth Forum
21st November 2022, 12:30-14:30
online

Young people show increasing signs of mental distress following the pandemic. Recent research by the World Health Organisation indicates that suicide is the 4th leading cause for death among the 15 to 19 year-olds. In Europe, the European Youth Forum found that, through the pandemic, nearly 2 out of 3 all young people may be affected by mental health and wellbeing issues and highlighted the strong links between mental health and young people’ socio-economic environment.

The Covid crisis had a devastating impact on young people, a fact which the European Parliament acknowledged in the resolution passed in February. Yet, the matter remains insufficiently recognized and addressed at the political level.

Not least against the background of the current European Year of Youth 2022, CESI Youth and the European Youth Forum aim to raise awareness and flag the complex and persisting mental health challenges which too many young people continue to face in Europe.

• How to improve deteriorating economic and employment situations for young people? How to provide those in need with affordable and adequate access to healthcare?
• How to ensure that the EU, the Member States as well as schools, universities, parents’ associations, youth organisations and trade unions better address the need for promoting mental wellbeing amongst young people?

CESI Youth and the European Youth Forum invite you to participate in their online lunchtime conversation with the participation of:

• Fatima Awil, Policy and Knowledge Officer at Mental Health Europe
• Manon Deshayes, European Youth Forum
• Matthaus Fandrejewski, CESI Youth Representative
• Eszter Sandor, Eurofound
• Giulia Paolini, European Commission
• Giuseppina Tucci, Secretary-General of OBESSU
• Maria Walsh, Rapporteur on mental health in the digital world of work, member of the European Parliament