Thekabarnews.com—A new study from the University of Queensland in Australia and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US sheds light on the mental health of Indonesian teens. This is becoming a bigger problem for public health.

The Indonesia-National Adolescent Mental Health Survey (I-NAMHS) is the name of the study that will be made public on October 20. The study’s goal is to fill in the holes in the national data that has been around for a long time about the mental health of teens.

The results indicate that approximately 5.5 percent of Indonesian teens, or one in twenty, have received a diagnosis of a mental health issue.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is a common way to tell if someone has a mental illness. The American Psychiatric Association made it.

The study says that many people in the U.S., about 2.45 million teens, have mental health problems. Anxiety disorders were the most common condition among teens aged 10 to 17, affecting about 3.7 percent of them.

Researchers agreed that the topic was a critical issue because it could affect mental health, school performance, and social growth. Major depressive disorder was the second most common condition, affecting about 1.0 percent of teens.

Behavioral disorders came next at 0.9 percent, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) each affected about 0.5 percent of people in the same age group.

Researchers said that these results show how important it is to improve mental health services, identify problems sooner, and provide young people more specific help. Additionally, they talked about how important it is for schools and other community programs to teach people about mental health.

The study provides one of the most comprehensive national snapshots of adolescent mental health in Indonesia to date. Researchers encourage policymakers to use the findings as a basis for improving mental health strategies and resource management.

Public health observers note that stigma, low awareness, and limited access to professional care often prevent people from detecting or treating adolescent mental health issues.

The cases remain unreported, indicating that the problem could be more widespread than current data shows. Many people, especially younger people, are paying attention to mental health these days. The I-NAMHS study comes out at this time.

The findings are likely to encourage broader discussions in Indonesia about improving mental health support systems. They may also help ensure adolescents receive the care they need.

As more people learn about the problem, it will become a social and developmental priority that will shape the country’s future, not just a medical one. As a result, such efforts will lead to increased funding and policy changes aimed at enhancing mental health services for adolescents.

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