{"version":"1","article":{"id":"iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026","slug":"iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026?lang=en","title":"UNICEF urges investment in youth mental-health services in Iraq","summary":"A 2025 school survey found that 21.4% of students aged 13–17 had seriously considered suicide and 19.1% reported an attempt in the previous 12 months.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["health"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-10","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"UNICEF Iraq","url":"https://www.unicef.org/iraq/press-releases/unicef-iraq-calls-urgent-investment-youth-mental-health-world-suicide-prevention-day","publishedAt":"2026-09-10","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-youth-mental-health-survey-2025-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["UNICEF Iraq called for stronger mental-health support for children and adolescents on September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day. The 2025 Government Global School-based Student Health Survey cited in its statement found that 21.4% of students aged 13–17 had seriously considered suicide and 19.1% had attempted it during the previous 12 months.","These percentages refer to the student group covered by that survey and its stated period; they are not a national prevalence estimate for all Iraqi children or a mortality rate. UNICEF called for stronger support through schools and health centres and more prevention and early help. The statement focuses on services and policy, not personal clinical advice."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A 2025 school survey found that 21.4% of students aged 13–17 had seriously considered suicide and 19.1% reported an attempt in the previous 12 months.\n\nUNICEF Iraq called for stronger mental-health support for children and adolescents on September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day. The 2025 Government Global School-based Student Health Survey cited in its statement found that 21.4% of students aged 13–17 had seriously considered suicide and 19.1% had attempted it during the previous 12 months.\n\nThese percentages refer to the student group covered by that survey and its stated period; they are not a national prevalence estimate for all Iraqi children or a mortality rate. UNICEF called for stronger support through schools and health centres and more prevention and early help. The statement focuses on services and policy, not personal clinical advice.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}