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The health and mental well-being of children and adolescents in general is good in Europe. Most are satisfied with their lives, perceive their health to be good and do not regularly suffer from health complaints (Morgan 2008). The main problems of the first half of the 20th century, such as acute infections and high infant mortality, have diminished in importance (Palfrey et al. 2005). Instead of physical disorders, mental illness accounts for a large and growing share of ill health among children and adolescents in Europe. The so-called “new-morbidity” including emotional problems, conduct problems and learning disabilities came to the fore in the middle of the last century. Currently within the frame of the so-called “millennial morbidity” (Palfrey et al. 2005), mental health and socioeconomic influences on health have risen to achieve importance within child and adolescent health (Ravens-Sieberer et al. 2007). WHO declared that young people’s mental health is a key area of concern to which professionals and policy-makers must direct their attention (WHO 2005).

Mental health problems of young people affect whole society In spite of the fact that most children and adolescents perceive their health to be good, there is a sizeable minority of young people reporting their health to be either “fair” or “poor” and experiencing a number of recurring health complaints (Morgan et al. 2008). Worldwide, up to 20% of children and adolescents suffer from disabling mental health problems (WHO 2001). As mental health problems in adolescence tend to be under-recognized and undertreated (Sourander et al. 2004), estimates of psychological problems and disorders may therefore be higher than is reported in studies. On an individual level, mental health problems can have deteriorating effects on young people’s social, intellectual and emotional development and consequently on their future. At its worst, they can lead to loss of life. Suicide is one of the three leading causes of death in young people and a public health concern in many European countries (WHO 2001). Besides the negative effects on an individual level, mental illness affects also many other spheres of life – family, friends and society at large – causing costs not only in health care system. In fact, the costs of mental illness among children and adolescents have indicated to fall to a very large extent on sectors outside the health care system – only 6% of costs fall on the health system (Suhrcke et al. 2007). Furthermore, there are close links between child and adult mental illness – the presence of mental illness during childhood may lead to up to 10 times higher costs during adulthood (Suhrcke et al. 2007).]]> 2016-03-03 13:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lbowen_132488/critiques/wish/98747754 https://padlet.com/lbowen_132488/critiques/wish/101510036 (Merriam & Webster, 2003) - defines race as a 'family, tribe, people or nation belonging to the same stock; a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits or characteristics; a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits']]> 2016-03-17 12:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lbowen_132488/critiques/wish/101510036 https://padlet.com/lbowen_132488/critiques/wish/101511355 2016-03-17 12:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lbowen_132488/critiques/wish/101511355