High-level Event on the Impact of Violence on Children’s Mental Health- HLPF 2021 Side Event

A side event of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development provides an important opportunity to highlight both challenges and solutions related to protecting children from violence and supporting their mental well-being.

• Video Length: 00:39:55
• Production Date: 8 July 2021
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; HENRIETTA FORE; QUEEN MATHILDE OF BELGIUM
• Subject Topical: CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD RIGHTS; CHILDREN; MENTAL HEALTH; PANDEMIC; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS; VIOLENCE
• MAMS Id: 2641012
• Parent Id: 2639955

Description

The objectives of this event are to: • Raise awareness of the impact of violence on the mental health of children, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Share examples of effective approaches to supporting children’s mental health from different regions and in different settings. • Identify what steps are needed to embed mental health, child protection and social protection services into action to build back better after the pandemic, while also supporting the Decade of Action to deliver the SDGs by 2030.

The high-level event is targeted at Member State representatives (including UN delegates and officials responsible for policy in this area at the national level), UN entities, civil society organizations, mental health professionals, the private sector, and children and young people engaged in initiatives to promote good mental health.