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Young adults speak up about their mental health, stress and substance use
Young adults see school or higher education as the biggest source of stress. In addition, many young adults are concerned about money and societal developments. They also describe substance use as completely normalised in Dutch society.
Results of in-depth analysis on post-traumatic stress now also available to international readers
Following in-depth analyses conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (Nivel), based on the COVID-19 Health Monitor for Adults and the Elderly 2022, the results have now b
Persistent concerns about young adults’ mental health despite slight improvement
Only half of young adults rate their mental health as good. This emerges from the Public Health Monitor Young Adults2024, a large-scale survey conducted among over 135,000 16-to-25-year-olds in the Netherlands.
Young people contact GP more often due to suicidality
In the third quarter of 2024, young people (0–24 years) had 75% more contact with the GP because of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts than before the pandemic in 2019. The difference has grown compared to the previous quarter (increase of 75% v. 45%), based on primary care data.
People with post-COVID are less able to participate in society
Many people who report having long-term COVID-19 symptoms are unable to fully participate in society. This is a key finding from the twelfth quarterly research update from the Network for Health Research in Disasters (GOR Network).
Well-being should be considered from the start when formulating policy during pandemic, health emergency or other crisis
Monitoring well-being from the outset and throughout the duration of a pandemic, health emergency or other crisis provides helpful input in making policy choices.
