‘Our life is all about suffering’: GAGE evidence on young people’s psychosocial well-being in post-pandemic Jordan

Globally, adolescents and young adults are experiencing unprecedented rates of mental ill health. Although rates of depression and anxiety began climbing in many countries prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, a recent meta-analysis found that since then, rates appear to have doubled –to 25% and 21% respectively (Racine et al., 2021; UNICEF, 2021).

Although the evidence base is fractured and contradictory, it suggests that young people in Jordan may be even more likely to struggle with mental health concerns than their peers in other countries (Dardas et al., 2017, 2018; AlAzzam et al., 2021; Dwekat et al., 2021; Najdawi et al., 2022; AlHamawi et al., 2023).

Suggested citation:

Presler-Marshall, E., Oakley, E., Jones, N. Luckenbill, S., Alheiwidi, S., Baird, S., … and Alshammari, F. (2024) ‘Our life is all about suffering’: GAGE evidence on young people’s psychosocial well-being in post-pandemic Jordan. Report. London: Gender and Adolescence (https://www.gage.odi.org/publication/our-life-is-all-about-suffering-gage-evidence-on-young-peoples-psychosocial-well-being-in-post-pandemic-jordan/)