Adolescent Mental Health Care: Time for Revolution

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Compared to the mental health of adults, the mental health of young people is often disproportionately affected by disasters.The transitional phase from adolescence into young adulthood represents a window of opportunity to prevent new onset and to improve the outcomes of mental disorders.To a worldwide estimate, in the year 2020 between 10-20% of adolescents would have suffered from mental health problems for the first time.The main aim of this paper is to critically review the unmet needs necessary for developing integrated mental health services for adolescents and young people and to provide recommendations to be implemented in mental health services after the COVID-19 pandemic.The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global disaster that has affected the lives of adolescents and their families on multiple levels.Adolescents must receive the physical and mental care they need to develop, grow and enjoy a satisfying quality of life.Furthermore, both vertical, horizontal and longitudinal integration should be promoted.