Kia pounamu te rongo: An exploration of key contextual factors that influence child and youth mental health and substance use in Aotearoa New Zealand.

To support a greater focus on promotion, prevention and early intervention across the life course, particularly in the child and adolescent years, the Government’s investment in the first ever child and youth mental health and addiction prevalence study in Aotearoa needs to include the measurement of a range of contextual factors.

The inclusion of contextual factors will help to better understand population-level trends, drivers, and inequities in child and youth mental health and substance use.

This robust narrative review brings together international and local research to describe and better understand ten contextual influences for consideration for inclusion.