1 in 10 children have no one to talk to in school when they are worried or sad
Back to Topic
Click to Print
Useful Websites
Glossary Term Selection
More than one in ten children (11%) aged between 10 and 15 say they have no one to talk to or wouldn’t talk to anyone in school if they feel worried or sad, according to a new survey commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation.
The survey marks the launch of our new ‘Make it Count’ campaign to ensure every child in the UK receives an education with mental health at its heart.
The YouGov survey of 1,323 schoolchildren in Britain also determined how feelings of being ‘worried or sad’ affected their wellbeing and behaviour, findings are shown in the chart.
The campaign is being launched at a time when there is already widespread evidence of a mental health crisis among young people. According to Public Health England, 10% of children and young people in England (aged five to 16) have a clinically diagnosable mental health problem.
Dr Antonis Kousoulis, Associate Director at the Mental Health Foundation:
‘Our survey provides shocking further evidence of the growing crisis in the mental...
Want to see the rest of this article?
Would you like to see the rest of this article and all the other benefits that Issues Online can provide with?
- Useful related articles
- Video and multimedia references
- Statistical information and reference material
- Glossary of terms
- Key Facts and figures
- Related assignments
- Resource material and websites
