Geostrategic changes in the world economy: Global challenges and tendencies for young generations
The development of youth policy plays an important role in shaping modern society. In recent years, researchers and experts in the field of social and health policy have focused their attention on the problem of risk factors for adolescent health and disorders in individual and social behavior.
A risk-based approach to public health analysis that relies on ‘official’ notions of health not only undermines the potentially diverse meanings that young people associate with the concept of health, but also tends to problematize and pathologize young people and their health. However, the evidence on young people’s health around the world confirms the concern and the need for systemic change to improve the situation immediately.
The aim of this work was to provide an overview of modern publications on the risk behavior of young people and the state of mental health, to identify the most typical relevant problems of young people and to determine the influence of the socio-economic environment on certain negative manifestations in youth society.
In conclusion, we should focus on building positive social-emotional skills in the behavior of children and adolescents and them with psychosocial support in schools and other public institutions. These measures can help to strengthen mental health and reduce risk behaviors. Programs aimed at strengthening effective relationships between adolescents and their families and improving the quality of the home environment are also important. When negative problems arise, competent and caring social and medical workers, psychologists, teachers and educators, parents and relatives should recognize and eliminate them in time. An active youth policy in education and the labor market should also play an important role. It is necessary to take measures to ensure that all young people are prepared to successfully participate in active social life and develop their professional and social skills.
Keywords: health, mental health, risk behavior, youth policy
