At least 332 million BOYS in total they lived under the national policies of quarantine required or recommended at least nine months from the start pandemic, which put them mental health and his well-being, as he warned Unicef.
At least 1 in 7 children was imprisoned for most of last year
Just like adults, almost everyone minority of the world have experienced a form of quarantine intermittently during 2019. The new analysis of Unicef, made from data from the follow – up of government responses to Covid-19 from Oxford, identified some of the conditions quarantine the most sustainable in the world.
According to the analysis, 139 million minority globally they lived under quarantine mandatory for at least 9 months from Covid-19 was stated that pandemic on March 11, 2020; that is, they had to stay home, with a few exceptions such as minority who lives in countries such as Paraguay, Peru and Nigeria.
Therefore, the rest of this total of 332 million -193 million- lived in accordance with the national recommendations to stay at home for the same period of time, which undoubtedly affected them.
Unicef calls for greater investment in health services
The Executive Director of Unicef, Henrietta Fore, assured this “with Enclosures national and movement limitations derived from pandemicIt was a long year for all of us, but especially for BOYS”.
He also stressed that “When – every day – you are away from friends and loved ones and maybe even caught at home with an attacker, the impact is significant. Many BOYS they were left to feel fear, loneliness, anxiety and concern for their future. We need to get out of this pandemic with a better approximation to mental health from BOYS and teenagers, and that starts by giving the subject the attention it deserves. ”
Now that the pandemic situation has already exceeded 12 months, the impact on mental health and wellness psychosocial al minority Yes young people he starts taking his taxes. This was reflected in a study, especially a recent survey of Unicef U-Report addressed to young people in Latin America and the Caribbean, which received more than 8,000 responses, revealed that more than a quarter of respondents experienced anxietyand 15% depression.
1 in 4 lives with a parent who has a mental disorder
According to a statement from the organization, minority Yes young people has borne the brunt of the risks of mental health just before the pandemic, like half of all mental problems develops before the age of 15 and 75% before early adulthood. Most of the 800,000 people who to commit suicide every year they are young and self harm are the third cause of death rate between young people aged between 15 and 19, with the highest rates among adolescent girls. It is estimated that 1 in 4 children worldwide live with a parent with a mental disorder, he said. Unicef.
Isolation has caused a lot minority let them experiment violence, negligence abuse at their mercy offenders and without support Professors, family environment and communities. minority of population groups vulnerable -like those who live and work on the street-, minors with disabilities and those who live in situations of conflict risk as their needs sanitary goes completely unnoticed.
According to the WHO, pandemic of Covid-19 disrupted or disrupted essential health services in 93% of countries around the world, while the demand for support for health grow. In a study conducted in 194 cities in China, 16% of respondents reported symptoms of depression moderate to severe over time pandemic, and 28% symptoms of anxiety moderate to severe.
Unicef launches an individual counseling services platform
To try to address the issue, Unicef supports partner governments and organizations to prioritize and adapt to minority the services it provides. E.g, Unicef Kazakhstan has launched a platform online individual counseling services for minority, in addition to providing distance learning for specialists in mental health in schools. In China, Unicef and social networking company Kuaishou has launched an online challenge to help reduce it anxiety in the minority.
Also, by the end of 2021, Unicef will dedicate one of its iconic reports, the so-called The world of childhood, which is published every two years, of wellness of young people. It is part of the organization’s efforts to raise awareness of this global challenge, to propose solutions and to urge governments to pay more attention to the issue.
Fore insisted on this “Countries should invest significantly in expanding services mental health and support for young people and their caregivers in communities and schools. We also need extended parenting programs to ensure that children BOYS vulnerable families receive the support and protection they need in their homes ”.