Making cities mental health friendly for adolescents and young adults.

ABSTRACT: Urban life shapes the mental health of city dwellers, and although cities provide access to health, education and economic gain, urban environments are often detrimental to mental health^1,2. Increasing urbanization over the next three decades will be accompanied by a growing population of children and adolescents living in cities³. Shaping the aspects of urban life that influence youth mental health could have an enormous impact on adolescent well-being and adult trajectories⁴. We invited a multidisciplinary, global group of researchers, practitioners, advocates and young people to complete sequential surveys to identify and prioritize the characteristics of a mental health-friendly city for young people. Here we show a set of ranked characteristic statemen

SUBMITTER: Collins PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10917657 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature