Youths, children increasingly seek help for mental health issues

Last year, the services of the Blue Line Child Crisis Foundation were used more than 34,000 times.

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Youths, children increasingly seek help for mental health issues

Much more attention needs to be paid to treating young people with substance abuse issues and behavioural disorders, according to Outi Linnaranta, chief physician at the Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

There is a place in León where you listen. 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. More than 7,000 people found someone who would listen to them on the Phone of Hope of León in 2024. "About 2,000 were related to psychological and psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, suicidal ideas," explained Inma Reyero, volunteer and responsible for Communication of the association on the occasion of the Day of Listening.

According to experts, young people do not turn to family doctors, but are looking for help on the Internet.

The number of suicides among young people has increased significantly in recent years. Professor Dr. Renske Gilissen has been conducting research into suicide prevention at Stichting 113 Suicide Prevention for more than eleven years. In an interview with NieuwRechts, she explains why suicide is increasing among young people and what can be done about it.