Mental Health Among Adolescents

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Mental Health Problems (children age 5-17 years)

Region Anxiety Depression
Balochistan 5.2 4.4
KP 7 5.3
Punjab 3.7 2.7
Sindh 4 3.2
Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19)

 

Mental Health Issues (Punjab)

10-14 years
Not in child Labour 11%
In child labour 16.20%
15-17 Years Adolescents not in hazardous work 16.30%
Adolescents in hazardous work 23.60%
Source: Punjab Child Labour Survey 2018-2019

 

Mental Health Issues (KP)

10-17 years
Not in child Labour 16%
In child labour 31.80%
Source: KP Child Labour Survey 2022

 

Mental Health Issues (Sindh)

Mental Health Issues % Sindh
10-17 YR
Not in child labour 10.7
In child labour 20.1
Source: Sindh Child Labour Survey 2022-24

 

Mental Health Issues (Balochistan)

Mental Health Issues % Balochistan
10-17 YR
Not in child labour 8.8
In child labour 26
Source: Balochistan child labour survey 2023-24

 

Mental Health Issues (ICT)

Mental Health Issues % ICT
10-17 YR
Not in child labour 11.3
In child labour 26.9
Source: ICT child labour survey 2023-24
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