YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

Health and wellbeing of young people  239 Elements of mental health problems can also be inferred from the context of adjustment strategies that young people adopt when facing problems. It is worrying that as many as 14% of them turned to alcohol or drugs due to the aforementioned problems. Figure 6.8: Youth activities for improvement of mental health. 10% 20% 30% 50% 70% 40% 60% 80% Used over-the-counter medicines Used prescription drugs Visited a therapist outside of formal medicine 6.2 6.5 7.3 11.7 13.8 22.0 34.3 72.5 Visited a psychologist or psychiatrist Used drugs or alcohol as a remedy Prayed Meditated or did Yoga Talked about the problems with a friend or a relative 0% Source: Mladina 2020.