World's Children Report 2021, published by UNICEF, indicates that, globally, 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10 to 19 is diagnosed a mental disorder. Nearly 46,000 adolescents commit suicide each year, which is among the five causes of death in that age group.

The incidence of mental disorders in European girls and boys in between the ages of 10 and 19 is 16.3 percent, compared to 13.2 percent worldwide. It is estimated that, in Europe, 9 million children and young belonging to this age group live with a mental disorder. Spain and Portugal have the highest incidence of mental disorders and Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary have the lowest.

According to available data, in Croatia, incidence of mental disorders in the age group 10 to 19 years is 11.5 percent, that is around 49,272 girls and boys are estimated to live with a mental disorder. The frequency is slightly higher in boys than in girls.

The fact that suicide is the second most common cause of death among young people in Europe, in the 10 to 19 age group, is also frightening. According to the World Health Organization, it is worrying that only 20 percent, or only every fifth child of those with a mental health problem, receives adequate professional help.

Vice-rector for teaching, prof. Goran Kardum Ph.D. said that - University of Split has been aware of the issue of mental health, put at the center of attention by Most, for many years, as evidenced by the Psychological Counseling Centre, operating within the University. Taking care of students at all levels is our basic task and purpose, so we deal with it every day.

Bojan Ivošević, Split Deputy Mayor, pointed out that today's world is changing tremendously and that it is difficult for older generations to understand how young people function. The young need to be given a voice in order to be heard and understood, so that new policies that would aim to increase security, development and progress of that part of population could be implemented.

Đordana Barbarić, head of the Center for Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction, on behalf of Most, emphasized that the "online world" strongly influences young people who are going through great life milestones. Young people need to be talked about and talked to every day, need to be approached and supported on all levels, particularly from the perspective of their needs.