Mental Health of Youth: A Study on Its Importance in Present Scenario

Abstract

A person's ability to manage life's challenges, reach their full potential, study and work effectively, and give back to their community is known as their mental health. It is a crucial aspect of health and wellbeing that supports our capacity as individuals and as a society to make choices, form bonds with one another, and influence the world we live in. One of every person's fundamental rights is mental health. Additionally, it is essential for socioeconomic, communal, and personal growth. There is more to mental wellness than just the lack of mental illnesses. It is a multifaceted phenomenon that is experienced differently by each individual, with differing degrees of difficulty and distress as well as possibly drastically diverse social and clinical implications. Mental well-being is not an isolated phenomenon. It is a crucial component of total health, which has three definitions: the absence of disease, the state in which the organism is able to perform all of its functions, or a state of equilibrium both inside oneself and between oneself and one's external physical and social environment (Sartorius, 2002). Depending on how well the fundamental requirements for health are met, one of these three definitions may be applied. According to Maslow (1968), these requirements include those for food, shelter, survival, protection, society, social support, and escape from pain, unneeded stress, the environment, and any form of exploitation. Youth mental health is influenced by the presence or absence of different combinations of protective and risk factors. Positive mental health can be promoted, and mental health issues can be prevented or minimised. To be self-reliant and self-assured adults, young people need to maintain strong mental health in addition to good physical health. Adolescent development that is healthy must include mental health since it fosters the development of positive social, emotional, cognitive, and communicative abilities and behaviours in young people. In the long run, it also creates the groundwork for improved mental health and wellness. Therefore youth should give importance to their mental health. In this paper the importance of mental health of youth is discussed in the present scenario.