{"id":17006,"date":"2025-10-29T14:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/?page_id=17006"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:13:59","slug":"mental-health-problems-among-estonian-adolescents-epidemiological-indicators-and-validation-of-assessment-tools-sekmo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/en\/research-and-development\/projects\/ongoing-projects\/mental-health-problems-among-estonian-adolescents-epidemiological-indicators-and-validation-of-assessment-tools-sekmo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Problems Among Estonian Adolescents: Epidemiological Indicators and Validation of Assessment Tools (SekMo)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Number: <\/strong>2021-2027.1.01.25-0989&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funder:<\/strong> Support for Cross-Sectoral Mobility (SekMo)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Measure:<\/strong> 2021-2027.1.1 (EK No. 1.1) Scientific and Innovation Capacity, High-Level Technologies&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duration of the project:<\/strong> 01.09.2025 \u2013 31.08.2029<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aim of the project:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of the project is to scientifically enhance the quality of curricula at Tartu Health Care College and strengthen competence in the validation of assessment tools and in the field of mental health, thereby increasing international competitiveness and impact.&nbsp;The aim is to provide an evidence-based overview of the prevalence of mental health problems among Estonian teenagers and the associated risk factors, and to validate the assessment tools necessary for monitoring mental health issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sub-objectives:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To describe the self-reported prevalence of internalizing, externalizing, and attention problems among 15\u201316-year-old schoolchildren and analyze the associated risk factors.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To validate assessment tools for internalizing problems among 13\u201318-year-old schoolchildren in relation to mood and anxiety disorders assessed through clinical interviews.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To validate assessment tools for attention problems among 13\u201318-year-old schoolchildren in relation to attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessed through clinical interviews.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Grant Amount:<\/strong> \u20ac138,062.40&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Total Project Cost:<\/strong> \u20ac197,232&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator: <\/strong>Elisa Kender, elisa.kender@tartuh.ee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-42c95ffb\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18548\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.720540229149331;width:283px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png 1022w, https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-768x446.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" 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