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Last update: Wednesday 25th March
 
Younger children in the school year may be more likely to be diagnosed with depression by the age of 16 than older children in the year, new research suggests.
Young PeopleThe Sentinel, 24th September 2019
 
A mental-health toolkit for boys aged 13 to 16 has been launched by the Salvation Army and Youthscape. Upbeat is a six-session course featuring videos of artists talking about their own struggles, and the music that has helped them with their well-being.
Young PeopleCHURCH TIMES, 22nd November 2019
 
According to recent research, people between the ages of 16 and 24 are the loneliest in our society, with one in six saying they have not found any real friends while at university.
Young PeopleEvangelicals Now, January 2020
 
More than half of 17-year-olds have gambled in the past year, a new study says. Regular weekly gamblers are more likely to be male, with habits and patterns of play developed by 20.
Young PeopleThen Sentinel, 5th December
 
The number of young people seeking help for anxiety linked to exams has risen 50 per cent in the past five years. Approximately 1,400 calls were made to Childline in the past year.
Young PeopleYouth And Children's Work
 
New research shows that more than half of children have experienced some form of bullying.The Diana Awards said this is having "shocking" impact on mental health with 78 per cent of victims left feeling anxious and 56 per cent unable to sleep as a result.
Young PeopleYouth And Children's Work
 
New figures from NHS Digital showed that 51 per cent of young people aged 11 to 15 who had recently drunk alcohol, smoked cigarettes and taken drugs had experienced low levels of happiness.
Young PeopleYouth And Children's Work
 
The Children's Society is calling on the Church to help instil confidence in young people following reports that childhood happiness is in decline. The charity's annual report revealed that nearly 250,000 children are unhappy, and that their overall wellbeing is at its lowest level since 2009.
Young PeopleYouth And Children's Work
 
Cyber-bullying and lack of sleep have a bigger impact on children's mental health than social media use, a study has found.
Young PeopleThe Sentinel, 15th August
 
The charity NSPCC have reported a one fifth increase in reports of racially motivated abuse by children and young people since 2015. In 2015 young people across the UK voted for racism and religious discrimination as one of the top five issues facing young people in the annual Make Your Mark ballot.
Young PeopleYouth and Children’s Work, July 2019
 
A survey carried out by YMCA has revealed that two in three young people feel pressured to look good online and about the same number regularly worry about their appearance.
Young PeopleYouth and Children’s Work, June 2019
 
Adults turn to older teenagers for help online more than their work colleagues or partners, a survey has shown, revealing how families are increasingly reliant on children’s knowledge of technology. Teenagers over the age of 16 were the preferred choice for advice on how to be secure online by 15%, compared to 10% who said they would ask work colleagues, according to research carried out for GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre.
Young PeopleThe Sentinel
 
The number of children living in poverty has remained at more than four million while household incomes “stagnated” last year, figures reveal. Data from the Department for Work and Pensions showed that 4.1 million children in the UK were classed as living in a relative low-income household after housing costs in the past year, unchanged from the previous 12 months.
Young PeopleThe Sentinel
 
Adults turn to older teenagers for help online more than their work colleagues or partners, a survey has shown, revealing how families are increasingly reliant on children’s knowledge of technology. Teenagers over the age of 16 were the preferred choice for advice on how to be secure online by 15%, compared to 10% who said they would ask work colleagues, according to research carried out for GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre.
Young PeopleThe Sentinel, 25th March 2019
 
More than half a million under-fives are suffering neglect, trauma or abuse, a key group of ministers will hear. The group, chaired by Commons leader Andrea Leadsom, will be told the Government's current failure to protect the very young will ultimately cost the public purse £16.6billion due to increased risk of "crime, anti-social behaviour and youth inactivity".

Young PeopleThe Express 12th February 2019
 
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