Young men’s mental ill-health
A joint issue in the Nordic countries is mental ill-health. Several studies show that mental ill-health is particularly increasing among youth and young adults, and that there are gender differences in mental ill-health in all age groups.
Limiting masculinity norms affect the mental health of boys negatively. Boys’ and young men’s mental ill-health can also be linked to changed conditions in the world of work, declining school results and a low rate of transition to higher education. The ongoing Corona pandemic exacerbates this negative mental health development, which makes it particularly important to raise the issue.
NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender, has been commissioned to produce a Nordic research overview, that documents and analyses the existing knowledge in the Nordic region and enables exchange of knowledge between the countries as well as between different fields of knowledge. NIKK is a cooperation body under the Council of Ministers, placed at the Swedish Secrerataiat for Gender Research.
We cooperate with
Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Nordic Welfare Centre