Key facts

• Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 13% of the global burden of disease in this age group.

• Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents.

• Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds.

The consequences of failing to address adolescent mental health conditions extend to adulthood, impairing both physical and mental health and limiting opportunities to lead fulfilling lives as adults.

Mental health issues

One in six adolescents are aged 10–19 years. Adolescence is a unique and formative time. Physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to mental health problems.

Protecting adolescents from adversity, promoting socio-emotional learning and psychological well-being, and ensuring access to mental health care are critical for their health and well-being during adolescence and adulthood.

Adolescents with mental health conditions are particularly vulnerable to social exclusion, discrimination, stigma (affecting readiness to seek help), educational difficulties, risk-taking behaviours, physical ill-health and human rights violations.

Our impact

At Up To Do Good, we support the “Saarisnietgek” Foundation. With their magazine they aim to educate teachers and adolescents at schools with regard to mental health.

We also started a collaboration with fashion label: Like Charlie, they make beautiful tees with a clear message: to break to the taboo and stigma around mental health. The tees are available in our stores and webshop and with the proceeds we support the Saarisnietgek Foundation.

In addition, we show HOXI (a Dutch design label of mirrors) in our 6 metres window at our store at Schiphol Plaza to gently remind us all to always be your own sunshine!