Well, the listening line for children and young people with a question or a problem, has had 28,886 contacts with children and young people in the past year. That is two percent more than in 2020. The corona crisis is certainly something in between, but it is not the only cause, it sounds.
When young people contact Awel, they increasingly prefer chat. Nearly half (44 percent) of conversations are already through chat, 36 percent over the phone and 22 percent via email. Awel still reaches far more girls than boys (21 percent).
Even more than in 2020, mental health was discussed with Awel last year. That calls the listening line troubling, as 2020 was a difficult year with the first two severe lockdowns. Mental health includes the themes ‘not feeling well and gloom’ (6,154 conversations in 2021), ‘anxiety and tension’ (3,856 conversations), ‘depression and suicidal thoughts’ (2,879 conversations) and ‘self-confidence’ (2,681 conversations). , but also ‘sadness, loss and grief’, ‘automutilation’ and ‘addiction’.
It is striking that the pandemic in 2021 was little mentioned as a reason for mental difficulties. Corona has generally been much less discussed than in 2020. For example, the words “corona”, “lockdown” or “covid” appeared only 281 times via email in 2021, compared to 1,808 times the year before.
Relationship with parents
“It is possible that young people no longer identify the link with corona because the virus has become a kind of daily matter, but that the measures do have an impact on their loneliness, suicidal thoughts, and drink alcohol more often,” the statement reads.
Not everything can be attributed to the coronavirus either. “We have to watch out for tunnel vision,” said the listening line. ‘Bad home situations were already unhealthy before the pandemic. Usually, the measures only sharpen difficult situations.’
Young people who contacted Awel are still the most likely to vent about their relationship with their parents. The theme has been number one for years and increased by another five percent compared to 2020.
When young people contact Awel, they increasingly prefer chat. Nearly half (44 percent) of conversations are already through chat, 36 percent over the phone and 22 percent via email. Awel still reaches far more girls than boys (21 percent). Even more than in 2020, mental health was discussed with Awel last year. That calls the listening line troubling, as 2020 was a difficult year with the first two severe lockdowns. Mental health includes the themes ‘not feeling well and gloom’ (6,154 conversations in 2021), ‘anxiety and tension’ (3,856 conversations), ‘depression and suicidal thoughts’ (2,879 conversations) and ‘self-confidence’ (2,681 conversations). , but also ‘sadness, loss and grief’, ‘automutilation’ and ‘addiction’. It is striking that the pandemic in 2021 was little mentioned as a reason for mental difficulties. Corona has generally been much less discussed than in 2020. For example, the words “corona”, “lockdown” or “covid” appeared only 281 times via email in 2021, compared to 1,808 times the year before. “It is possible that young people no longer identify the link with corona because the virus has become a kind of daily matter, but that the measures do have an impact on their loneliness, suicidal thoughts, and drink alcohol more often,” the statement reads. Not everything can be attributed to the coronavirus either. “We have to watch out for tunnel vision,” said the listening line. ‘Bad home situations were already unhealthy before the pandemic. Usually the measures only sharpen difficult situations.’ Young people who contacted Awel are still the most likely to vent about their relationship with their parents. The theme has been number one for years and increased by another five percent compared to 2020.
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