More than 24 percent of children between ages of 5 and 17 experience anxiety, a rate 10 times higher than the global average, UNICEF reported on Monday.Nearly 15 percent experience depression, UNICEF said.&The legacy of conflict, family migration and displacement, recurrent natural disasters, high levels of poverty, and risks of harm from explosive ordnances all exacerbate these mental health challenges,& UNICEF said.
&In times of crisis, children face heightened levels of stress, trauma and disruption to their routines.&The agency highlighted that compounding these challenges is the persistently restrictive measures on girls& education, limiting their hope for employment and a better future, as well as their access to basic services like healthcare and mental health support.UNICEF said that last year it provided mental health and psychosocial support to nearly 4 million children and caregivers across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, largely through child friendly spaces.
UNICEF aims to reach 3.6 million more children and caregivers with mental health and psychosocial support in 2024.In 2023, UNICEF trained nearly 3,000 social workers in Afghanistan, nearly half of whom were women. Related stories:Over one million Afghan children engaged in hard labor: ILO About 6.5 million children in Afghanistan will ‘face crisis levels of hunger& this yearThe post More than 24% of children in Afghanistan experience anxiety: UNICEF first appeared on Ariana News.
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