Joint call to strengthen policy and investment for child and youth mental health and well-being
聯合呼籲加強兒童與青少年心理健康與福祉的政策扶持與資金投入
Across the United Nations system, the recognition of mental health as a fundamental human right has deepened over the past decade. Yet, despite growing global attention, no dedicated UN resolution has centered the mental health and well-being of children and youth as a distinct development, health, and human rights priority, nor does a unified narrative exist that fully addresses their distinct developmental needs.
過去十年間，整個聯合國體系對心理健康是一項基本人權的認知不斷深化。然而，儘管全球關注不斷增加，迄今仍沒有一項專門的聯合國決議將兒童和青年的心理健康與福祉作為獨立的發展、健康及人權重點事項，也缺乏能夠充分應對其獨特發展需求的統一表述。
While references to mental health have increasingly appeared across UN policy frameworks, language specifically focusing on children and youth remains limited. This absence perpetuates fragmented, siloed approaches and chronic underinvestment, particularly in prevention and early intervention, despite the evidence of scalable, cost-effective solutions.
儘管聯合國政策框架越來越多地提到心理健康，但專門針對兒童和青年的措辭仍然有限。這種缺失導致因應方式持續呈現片段化、各自為政的局面，且長期投資不足，尤其是在已有證據證明具有可擴展性和成本效益的預防和早期介入方面。
Globally, it is estimated that 1 in 7 (14.3%) 10–19-year-olds experience mental health conditions, yet these remain largely unrecognized and untreated. Published data also highlight concerning increases in suicide rates across many countries among those aged 10 to 24 years. This is amplified by recently released global Mental Health Atlas data, which show that only 56 percent of countries have a distinct or integrated child and youth mental health policy or plan, while fewer than half of responding countries provide community based, school based, or other mental health services for children and adolescents.
據估計，全球每7名10–19歲青少年中就有1名（14.3%）面臨心理健康問題，但大多未被發現且未治療。已發布的數據還顯示，在許多國家，10至24歲族群的自殺率出現令人擔憂的上升趨勢。這項問題在最新發布的全球《精神衛生地圖集》數據中得到進一步印證：僅56%的國家製定了專門或綜合性的兒童和青年心理健康政策或規劃，同時，不到半數的受訪國家為兒童和青少年提供基於社區、學校或其他形式的心理健康服務。
To meaningfully address this urgent challenge, coordinated, cross-sectoral action is essential, spanning education, health, social protection, climate, digital, and culture sectors, and grounded in rights-based, child- and youth-inclusive frameworks that leave no one behind, including those in humanitarian and fragile contexts.
為實際應對這一緊迫挑戰，協調一致的跨部門行動至關重要。行動應涵蓋教育、衛生、社會安全、氣候、數位科技和文化等部門，並以權利為基礎，確保兒童和青年全面參與，不讓任何人落後，包括身處人道主義或脆弱環境的人群。