News note
Over US$30 billion is lost to economies in Latin America and the Caribbean each year due to youth mental health disorders
PANAMA CITY, 5 October 2021, – Inaction on mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean has high costs on children’s well-being and countries’ economies, especially in the wake of COVID-19, UNICEF warned in its flagship report today. While the effects on children’s lives are incalculable, a new analysis by the...