The conference, reflecting on the theme of mental health in young people, aims to focus on and analyze the complex world of addictions and their relationship with mental distress.
International literature highlights that approximately 75% of all mental disorders arise before the age of 24. In particular, the WHO reveals that one in 5 adolescents today suffers from some mental disorder and this trend is also growing for the years to come.
L'adolescence and the early youth they represent the phase of life in which the onset or the first episode of most mental disorders.
To the typical problems of this transition phase of the evolutionary cycle, which involves a profound transformation at a biological and neurobiological level, in our society there are added potential risk factors connected to the rapids technological transformations and to theirs cultural and social reflections, both in local communities and globally.
In particular, the theme of substance addictions And addictions pathological behaviors in their modern complexity, they represent today asocial emergency which requires us to inform and train families, health and social workers, educators, all citizens, especially in the perspective of prevention of discomfort.
The themes of prevention and promotion of mental health constitute the central objectives of the working group integrated within this conference, which is organized with the collaboration of the Harcourt Foundation, of the Association Observatory on Addiction (ODDPSS), of Italian Society of Psychiatric Epidemiology (SIEP) and the Faculties of Social Sciences and Psychology of Pontifical Gregorian University.
The conference therefore represents an important opportunity to delve deeper into the topic of mental health in adolescence, highlighting some of the most widespread problems among young people today. Furthermore, it is proposed to create one space for comparison useful for a rethinking and reorganization of intervention methodologies in managing the phenomenon that takes into account the different actors involved and its social and cultural, as well as clinical, complexity.
Participation in the conference is free.
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ECM and training credits - Upon request, a certificate of attendance will be issued. The event is accredited by Duerre congressi SRL provider n.522 for n. 7 ECM credits for all healthcare professions (voluntary contribution €50). 7 training credits for Social Workers (cVoluntary contribution €20). The event is also accredited by the Journalists' Association for n. 7 credits (CFP).
