News and Updates

Sleep-related breathing disorder among adolescents and its association with obesity, sleep pattern and moodhttps://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/article/view/13734
2025-June
Effects of a cafeteria-based sustainable diet intervention on wellbeing at a large German hospital: a quasi-experimental studyhttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-22533-6
02-06-2025
Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warnshttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163871 
30-05-2025
Mali: School committees to protect youth from smokinghttps://www.afro.who.int/countries/mali/news/mali-school-committees-protect-youth-smoking
31-05-2025
Investing in adolescent health and well-being to secure sustainable progresshttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00867-0/abstract
31-05-2025
The Department of Digital Health and Innovation participates in the 13th Youth Pre-World Health Assemblyhttps://www.who.int/news/item/27-05-2025-the-department-of-digital-health-and-innovation-participates-in-the-13th-youth-pre-world-health-assembly
27-05-2025
UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable developmenthttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162286 
15-04-2025
8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEFhttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/ 5/1163271 
14-05-2025
Why we need to measure people’s well-being — lessons from a global surveyhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01254-1 
30-04-2025
UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable developmenthttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162286 
15-04-2025
The Beneficial Interaction Between Human Well-Being and Natural Healthy Ecosystems: An Integrative Narrative Approachhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/3/427
14-03-2025
Gen Z-ero tolerance for inequality: How youth are driving change for women’s rights in 2025https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/03/gen-z-ero-tolerance-for-inequality-how-youth-are-driving-change-for-womens-rights-in-2025
11-03-2025
Moving beyond tokenism: toward sustainable youth engagement to improve the implementation of public health programs and interventionshttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1576788/full
06-03-2025
Exploring Financial Challenges and University Support Systems for Student Financial Well-Being: A Scoping Reviewhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/3/356 
27-02-2025
10-year study to shed light on youth vapinghttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/10-year-study-to-shed-light-on-youth-vaping
19-02-2025

Exploring the Construction of a Youth Mental Health Campus Ecosystem Integrating Research-Practice Teaching  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1636327/abstract 
14-07-2025 
Celebrating the potential and promise of the largest youth generation ever  https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165375 
11-07-2025 
Public Opinion Study on School Health Education Programs: Family Needs Assessment Study  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/7/1088 
08-07-2025 
Nutrition literacy across adolescence stages in Egypt: a quartile-based analysis for tailored educational strategies  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-23583-6 
05-07-2025 
How weather conditions affect well-being: an explanation from the perspective of environmental psychology  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1553315/full 
04-07-2025 
The Impact of Adolescent Physical Activity on Quality of Life: A Moderated Mediation Model  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1625066/abstract 
04-07-2025 
Digital health interventions for mental health disorders: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(25)00060-3/fulltext 
02-07-2025 
Associations between digital media use behaviours, screen time and positive mental health in youth: results from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-22874-2 
03-07-2025 
Quality assessment of youth mental health policies in China based on the policy modelling consistency index model  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-23572-9 
03-07-2025 
Sleep, health conditions and quality of life among professors at higher education institutions in Brazil: baseline data from the RESPIRA cohort  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-23465-x 
03-07-2025 
Quarter of young adults in England have a mental health condition, data suggest  https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r1351 
30-06-2025 
Bridging the gap: Inclusive laws and policies for equitable health access  https://www.undp.org/asia-pacific/stories/bridging-gap-inclusive-laws-and-policies-equitable-health-access 
29-06-2025 
Lonely children and adolescents are less healthy and report less social support: A study on the effect of loneliness on mental health and the moderating role of social support  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-23247-5 
26-06-2025 
Longitudinal patterns of mental well-being over four years in a german general population sample: a growth mixture modeling approach  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-23539-w 
26-06-2025 
Physical, mental and behavioral health indicators in relation to academic performance in European boys and girls: the I.Family study  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-23578-3 
26-06-2025 
PM highlights India’s rich cultural contributions to health and wellness  https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2139943 
26-06-2025 
Development and validation of a measurement instrument for physical activity-related health literacy (PA-HL): a study protocol  https://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13690-025-01661-w 
23-06-2025 
The effect of emotion regulation training on anxiety in college students in Egypt (Randomized control trial)  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/22799036251347030 
21-06-2025 
Mental health in children with and without disabilities in a register-based Swedish sample supports the two-continua model: a latent class analysis  https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-23388-7 
19-06-2025 
Alternatives to A&E for mental health risk reinforcing a dangerous divide between body and mind  https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r1233 
13-06-2025 
Mental healthcare reform 2.0: learning from the global south  https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-025-00443-1 
09-06-2025 
Teacher Personality Predicts Emotional Well-Being and Academic Achievement in Students with Specific Learning Disorders  https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/6/764 
09-06-2025 
Mental health study shows Gen Z overwhelmed but undeterred by unrelenting global crises  https://www.youthmentalhealthcoalition.org/news-and-events 
03-06-2025 

SMAART Well-being

Well-being Among Youth

Sleep-related breathing disorder among adolescents and its association with obesity, sleep pattern and mood

Effects of a cafeteria-based sustainable diet intervention on wellbeing at a large German hospital: a quasi-experimental study

Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warns

Mali: School committees to protect youth from smoking

Investing in adolescent health and well-being to secure sustainable progress

The Department of Digital Health and Innovation participates in the 13th Youth Pre-World Health Assembly

UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development

8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF

Why we need to measure people’s well-being — lessons from a global survey

UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development

The Beneficial Interaction Between Human Well-Being and Natural Healthy Ecosystems: An Integrative Narrative Approach

Gen Z-ero tolerance for inequality: How youth are driving change for women’s rights in 2025

Moving beyond tokenism: toward sustainable youth engagement to improve the implementation of public health programs and interventions

Exploring Financial Challenges and University Support Systems for Student Financial Well-Being: A Scoping Review

10-year study to shed light on youth vaping

Exploring the Construction of a Youth Mental Health Campus Ecosystem Integrating Research-Practice Teaching

Celebrating the potential and promise of the largest youth generation ever

Public Opinion Study on School Health Education Programs: Family Needs Assessment Study

Nutrition literacy across adolescence stages in Egypt: a quartile-based analysis for tailored educational strategies

How weather conditions affect well-being: an explanation from the perspective of environmental psychology

The Impact of Adolescent Physical Activity on Quality of Life: A Moderated Mediation Model

Digital health interventions for mental health disorders: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

Associations between digital media use behaviours, screen time and positive mental health in youth: results from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth

Quality assessment of youth mental health policies in China based on the policy modelling consistency index model

Sleep, health conditions and quality of life among professors at higher education institutions in Brazil: baseline data from the RESPIRA cohort

Quarter of young adults in England have a mental health condition, data suggest

Bridging the gap: Inclusive laws and policies for equitable health access

Lonely children and adolescents are less healthy and report less social support: A study on the effect of loneliness on mental health and the moderating role of social support

Longitudinal patterns of mental well-being over four years in a german general population sample: a growth mixture modeling approach

Physical, mental and behavioral health indicators in relation to academic performance in European boys and girls: the I.Family study

PM highlights India’s rich cultural contributions to health and wellness

Development and validation of a measurement instrument for physical activity-related health literacy (PA-HL): a study protocol

The effect of emotion regulation training on anxiety in college students in Egypt (Randomized control trial)

Mental health in children with and without disabilities in a register-based Swedish sample supports the two-continua model: a latent class analysis

Alternatives to A&E for mental health risk reinforcing a dangerous divide between body and mind

Mental healthcare reform 2.0: learning from the global south

Teacher Personality Predicts Emotional Well-Being and Academic Achievement in Students with Specific Learning Disorders

Mental health study shows Gen Z overwhelmed but undeterred by unrelenting global crises