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- The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study finds rising mortality among youth in Eastern Europe due to suicide, drug use, and violence, with deaths of 15–19-year-olds up 54% and 20–24-year-olds up 40% from 2011 to 2023.
- Conflict-affected areas such as Ukraine shape the regional crisis and contribute to global rises in anxiety (63%) and depression (26%).
- The report calls for targeted public health interventions to address these crises.
