Study on school-related factors impacting mental health and well-being of adolescents in Viet Nam

Schools are one of adolescents’ most important psychosocial environments, offering mental health risk factors, protective factors and opportunities for mental health promotion and support. School-based mental health services are crucial to supporting adolescent student mental health and addressing school-related mental health risk factors. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Viet Nam, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), conducted a ‘Comprehensive Study on School-related Factors Impacting Mental Health and Well-Being of Adolescent Boys and Girls in Viet Nam’. The study addresses two primary questions:

1. What is the relation between school-related factors and mental health/well-being issues of adolescent girls and boys?
2. What programme interventions targeting schools can improve adolescent mental health and well-being for boys and girls in Viet Nam?

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Policy brief