In the spring of 2022, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) commissioned a Flash Eurobarometer survey (OSH Pulse survey 2022). Over 27,000 employed workers were interviewed on the phone across all EU Member States, plus Iceland and Norway. The aim was to gain insights into...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to psychosocial risk stressors and mental health challenges for workers across many settings, with the human health and social care activities (HeSCare) sector believed to be one of the most highly affected. Previous attempts to evaluate the HeSCare sector's burden of...

Early marriage poses significant psychological and societal challenges, impacting both individuals and communities worldwide. This abstract examines the mental health consequences of early marriage, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. It explores the cultural and societal contexts that...

This report investigates the impact of psychosocial risk exposure for farmers and farm workers using a combination of desk-based research and interviews with key stakeholders from the sector. Good practice examples show the range of prevention and intervention measures that can be implemented to...

In 2023, the European Commission's Communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health called for an EU-wide Healthy Workplaces flagship initiative on psychosocial risks and mental health at work, with a specific focus on new and overlooked occupational sectors, including agriculture and...

Abstract This chapter presents a mediation model that aims to disentangle the indirect from the direct effects of retirement on health, considering the mediating role of lifestyles. The model is applied to the risk of depression, and physical inactivity is assumed to potentially mediate the...

Growing evidence from around the world suggests the mental health of children and young adults is declining. We examine trends in mental health in Africa where there has been little prior work. We examine data from a number of surveys including Afrobarometers, the Gallup World Poll, the World...