Cristina Mei1,2, Joanna Fitzsimons1,2, Nicholas Allen3, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez1,2, Günter Paul Amminger1,2, Vivienne Browne1, Mary Cannon4, Maryann Davis5, Barbara Dooley6, Ian B Hickie7, Srividya Iyer8,9,10,11, Eóin Killackey1,2, Ashok Malla8,9,10, Ian Manion11,12, Steve Mathias11,13, Kerryn Pennell1,2, Rosemary Purcell1,2,11, Debra Rickwood14,15, Swaran P Singh16, Stephen J Wood1,2,17, Alison Yung1,2, Patrick D McGorry1,2. 1. Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Parkville, Australia. 2. Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia. 3. Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. 5. Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research, Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. 6. School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. 7. Youth Mental Health Team, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 8. Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. 9. Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada. 10. ACCESS Open Minds (Canadian Youth Mental Health Services Research Network), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada. 11. Frayme, International Knowledge Translation Platform, Ottawa, Canada. 12. Royal Ottawa Hospital, Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. 13. Foundry, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 14. Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, Melbourne, Australia. 15. Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia. 16. Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. 17. School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Abstract
AIM: Over the past two decades, the youth mental health field has expanded and advanced considerably. Yet, mental disorders continue to disproportionately affect adolescents and young adults. Their prevalence and associated morbidity and mortality in young people have not substantially reduced, with high levels of unmet need and poor access to evidence-based treatments even in high-income countries. Despite the potential return on investment, youth mental disorders receive insufficient funding. Motivated by these continual disparities, we propose a strategic agenda for youth mental health research. METHOD: Youth mental health experts and funders convened to develop youth mental health research priorities, via thematic roundtable discussions, that address critical evidence-based gaps. RESULTS: Twenty-one global youth mental health research priorities were developed, including population health, neuroscience, clinical staging, novel interventions, technology, socio-cultural factors, service delivery, translation and implementation. CONCLUSIONS: These priorities will focus attention on, and provide a basis for, a systematic and collaborative strategy to globally improve youth mental health outcomes.
AIM: Over the past two decades, the youth mental health field has expanded and advanced considerably. Yet, mental disorders continue to disproportionately affect adolescents and young adults. Their prevalence and associated morbidity and mortality in young people have not substantially reduced, with high levels of unmet need and poor access to evidence-based treatments even in high-income countries. Despite the potential return on investment, youth mental disorders receive insufficient funding. Motivated by these continual disparities, we propose a strategic agenda for youth mental health research. METHOD: Youth mental health experts and funders convened to develop youth mental health research priorities, via thematic roundtable discussions, that address critical evidence-based gaps. RESULTS: Twenty-one global youth mental health research priorities were developed, including population health, neuroscience, clinical staging, novel interventions, technology, socio-cultural factors, service delivery, translation and implementation. CONCLUSIONS: These priorities will focus attention on, and provide a basis for, a systematic and collaborative strategy to globally improve youth mental health outcomes.
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