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October 10, 2025Child and Adolescent Mental HealthOpen Access

Self‐reported changes in adolescent mental health, deliberate self‐harm, substance use, and help‐seeking behavior before and after the COVID‐19 pandemic – A Finnish time‐trend study

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ASAndré SouranderXZXiao ZhangODOmid Dadras

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Cross-sectional study on adolescent health indicators before and after COVID-19, revealing significant changes.

Key Points

  • Significant increases in psychopathology among adolescents were observed post-COVID-19, especially in females.
  • Data comparison from 2023 to 2018 noted a rise in emotional symptoms and help-seeking behaviors.
  • Three repeated cross-sectional studies from 2014, 2018, and 2023 assessed adolescent mental health and substance use.
  • Findings highlight the urgent need for early interventions for rising adolescent mental health issues.

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Sourander et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e861857ef2f04ca37e39cehttps://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70040
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