Key Points

• Significant deterioration in mental health among young people (adolescents aged 11–17 and young adults aged 18–24) since the beginning of 2021, with an alarming increase in psychological disorders, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts among the youngest age group.

• Increased use of healthcare services for psychological and anxiety disorders, as well as suicidal thoughts, among adults.

• Anxiety, sleep disorders, and depressive symptoms have been reported more frequently among adults since the start of the pandemic.

For more information

• Mental health: view the epidemiological data for the Hauts-de-France region

• Mental health: view epidemiological data for all regions

• Mental health: view national epidemiological data

• Visit our page on the CoviPrev survey, which tracks changes in behavior and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic

• Visit our "Mental Health and Covid-19" page

• View our thematic dossier on Mental Health