Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Front Public Health. 2024 Aug 23;12:1408991. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1408991. eCollection 2024.
In recent years, the suicide rate among adolescents in China has shown a continuous upward trend, and mental health issues such as depression and excessive anxiety have become increasingly prominent. Awareness and concerns around poor mental health in adolescents is rising among the general public and in academic circles, but there is little research on adolescent mental health policies in China.
This article reviews the national policies on adolescent mental health from 2000 to 2023, and analyzes and evaluates the selected policy texts through the PMC index model.
The study indicates growing national attention towards adolescent mental health policies in terms of both quantity and quality, with improved policy feasibility and synergy. However, shortcomings exist in the policy formulation process, including a lack of advocacy and supervision-oriented policies, a focus on short to medium-term effects, and inadequate comprehensive planning, hindering their swift implementation.
In conclusion, facing the escalating crisis of adolescent mental health, the previous requirements of the education system are no longer sufficient. The government needs to further improve the top-down policy system, weave a safety net for mental health education and preventive intervention, and effectively promote the development of adolescent mental health.
近年来,中国青少年的自杀率呈持续上升趋势,抑郁和过度焦虑等心理健康问题也日益突出。公众和学术界对青少年心理健康的认识和关注不断提高,但中国针对青少年心理健康的政策研究较少。
本文回顾了 2000 年至 2023 年中国青少年心理健康的国家政策,并通过 PMC 指数模型对选定的政策文本进行了分析和评价。
研究表明,国家对青少年心理健康政策的重视程度在数量和质量上都有所提高,政策的可行性和协同性得到了改善。然而,政策制定过程中存在一些缺陷,如缺乏倡导性和监督性政策、注重短期和中期效果以及综合规划不足,阻碍了政策的迅速实施。
总之,面对青少年心理健康危机的不断升级,教育系统以前的要求已经不够了。政府需要进一步完善自上而下的政策体系,为心理健康教育和预防干预编织安全网,有效促进青少年心理健康的发展。