Being a young person not in Employment or in Education and Training, a.k.a. NEETs is a risk factor leading to worst mental health. Some authors dispute, however, that being NEET is a risk factor for mental health issues, creating a myth that these youths are in a worst psychological condition. In any case, Rural NEETs struggle more to get access to mental healthcare services. Frida Jonsson, a researcher from Umeo University of Sweden, discusses in this episode how can rural neets mental health needs be addressed, in particular how much those needs changed with the pandemic.

This and other questions like if the digitalization of health care can improve service provision in rural regions and the pros and cons of this process are taken in account in an episode that can be listened in full at rnyobservatory.eu

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