Youth under pressure: mapping the mental health stressors in adolescents from low-to middle-income countries

Adolescence is widely recognized as a high-pressure life stage, yet most evidence on what drives that stress comes from high-income countries. To help close this gap for low- and middle-income countries, HSRC researchers and partners convened a workshop in Nairobi in January 2024. Using a rapid consensus method, participants prioritized youth mental health stressors that warrant further research.