专业人士对教育过渡期间青少年和年轻成人孤独感与心理健康的看法。

Educational transitions alter academic demands, social relationships, and access to support. Yet less is known about how professionals interpret the conditions that shape loneliness and mental health across these transitions. This study explored professionals' accounts of factors that may intensify or mitigate loneliness and mental health challenges among adolescents and emerging adults during transitions to upper-secondary and higher education. Four focus groups were conducted with 11 school psychologists, school counsellors, special education teachers, study supervisors, well-being coaches,