Did you know that one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental health challenge in Zimbabwe.
Mental health difficulties are a major concern for young people. Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental health challenge, contributing 13% of the global burden of disease in this age group. Today, suicide cases in Zimbabwe keep skyrocketing, with drugs and substance abuse threatening society. The Zimbabwean suicide rate for 2019 was 14.10, a 0.71% increase from 2018.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that, globally, there is a high number of 15–19-year-olds who engage in heavy episodic drinking. In Zimbabwe, the prevalence of drugs among young people is 57% and in 2019 45% of the patients admitted to mental health facilities were youth suffering from addiction.
