A New WHO Report Reinforces the Urgency of UIZ.CARE’s Mission

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a landmark regional report, Child and Youth Mental Health in the WHO European Region: Status and Actions to Strengthen Quality of Care (2025). For the first time, comprehensive data across 53 countries has been consolidated to evaluate the state of mental health among children, adolescents, and young adults.

The findings are clear and deeply aligned with the challenge UIZ.CARE was created to address.

More than 30 million young people aged 0–19 in Europe are living with a mental health condition. Among females aged 15–19, one in four experiences a mental-health condition, and mental and substance-use disorders are now the leading cause of disease burden among those aged 0–29. Symptoms such as anxiety, sleep problems, emotional distress, and loneliness continue to rise, while access to early, community-based and integrated support remains insufficient.

Primary care professionals across the Region face increasing pressure, with significant variation in the quality and availability of youth-centred mental-health services. The WHO report emphasizes the need for earlier detection, continuous monitoring, stronger digital innovation, and coordinated multisectoral action that places young people and their families at the centre of care.

These insights reinforce the foundations on which UIZ.CARE is built. Our work focuses on supporting General Practitioners, reducing administrative burden, enabling early identification of mental-health risks, and giving young people a structured, accessible way to understand and monitor their well-being. The report’s recommendations—ranging from strengthening quality standards to measuring outcomes that matter to youth—mirror the principles guiding our platform, including our Peace Score, predictive insights, and co-design with young people.

We are proud to contribute to a growing ecosystem of solutions committed to improving the mental well-being of the next generation. The urgency is undeniable, and this report underscores the necessity of accelerating innovation, collaboration, and action.

Source and Licence

This material references the WHO publication:
Child and youth mental health in the WHO European Region: status and actions to strengthen quality of care(Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2025).

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The World Health Organization does not endorse UIZ.CARE or any specific organisation, products, or services.