Future cities must prioritize mental health of young people
Urban precarity and youth mental health: An interpretive scoping ...
The framework pointed towards the need to explore experiences of emotional life as embodied, spatial and temporal, with an overall aim to lead to real world ...
Seven Ways to Make Cities Better for Mental Health
Urban design can affect the depression, anxiety, stress, and well-being of city dwellers. ... Much of the world lives in urban settings, with ...
A silent crisis: Addressing the mental health needs of young people ...
By 2050, over half of Africa's population will be under 25. While African cities offer the potential for jobs and innovation, they also face ...
Future of healthcare: cities are the most powerful tools we have
We should be creating compact, walkable, mixed-use developments that encourage social interaction and make it easier for people to be active. We should be doing ...
Frontiers | Integrating Urban Adolescent Mental Health Into Urban ...
The majority (55%) of the world's population lives in urban environments. Of relevance to global mental health, the rapid growth in urban ...
World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the Future of Cities - UN-Habitat
We need green investment for sustainable patterns of consumption and production; responsive and inclusive urban planning; the prioritization of public health; ...
Strengthening Youth Mental Health - National Governors Association
Even before the pandemic turned the world upside down, our young people were struggling with a mental health crisis that has only grown more serious in recent ...
Urban planning and quality of life: A review of pathways linking the ...
Urbanity is associated with certain mental health problems including increased risk of schizophrenia (Gruebner et al., 2017), stress, and anxiety (Lederbogen et ...
Making cities mental health friendly for adolescents and young adults
AbstractUrban life shapes the mental health of city dwellers, and although cities provide access to health, education and economic gain, urban environments ...
Green and Blue Spaces and Mental Health - IRIS
Multiple pathways link urban green- and bluespace to mental health in young adults. Environ Res. 166:223–33. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.004. Fan SJ ...
A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet ...
As a result, our understanding of progress on child health and wellbeing must give priority to measures of ecological sustainability and equity to ensure we ...
Mayor Adams Unveils Ambitious Mental Health Agenda Focused On ...
Vasan. “We must treat mental health as foundational to our society's collective future, the same way we would our economy or the environment. We ...
Assessing the Future City Post COVID-19: Linking the SDGs, Health ...
“By the time the next century passes its first quarter, more than a billion and a half people in the world's cities will face life and health-threatening ...
Mental health benefits of nature should influence city planning, says ...
Including mental health as an economic benefit in city planning may be a complicated task, but a growing body of research suggests it is ...
Children who grow up with greener surroundings have up to 55 ...
Children who grow up with greener surroundings have up to 55% less risk of developing various mental disorders later in life, shows a new study.
Key Findings and Messages - UN-Habitat
To meet this challenge, sustainable urban futures must prioritize reduction in poverty and inequality; foster productive and inclusive urban economies that ...
What are the lessons from COVID-19 for creating healthy ... - Nature
Socioeconomic, spatial and health inequities have been amplified, particularly for those living in inadequate or poorly designed housing, ...
Care, Community, Action: A Mental Health Plan for NYC
Our children are hurting, as we emerge from one of the most difficult periods in our world's history. ... We envision a city where all children, youth, families ...
School Based Mental Health | Youth.gov
Develop early intervention services for students in need of additional supports such as skill groups to deal with grief, anger, anxiety, sadness, and so on.
Indicators | HAPPY CITY INDEX #2024
Mental health is a cornerstone of overall happiness. The prevalence of mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, can significantly affect citizens' ...