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Last update: Wednesday 25th March
 
There has been an 83% increase in 5 to 7-year-old carers since 2001. 46% of young carers wake up in the night to look after someone. 80% of young carers carry out their duties daily. 75% of young carers provide emotional support to family members. 10% of young carers go unaccompanied to the shops.
Young PeoplePremier Youth and Children’s Work – March 2018 and Carers Trust
 
Drop in teenage pregnancies – 6% have given birth before they were 20 (Office for National Statistics)
Rise in obesity – 1/3 of 3 to 15-year-olds are obese (Public Health England)
Rise in young adults staying at home – 5% increase in 20 to 34-year-olds living with their parents since 1996 (Office for National Statistics)
Young PeoplePremier Youth and Children’s Work – January 2018
 
Nearly one in ten trans pupils get death threats at school (Stonewall)
63% of those bullied confided in their parents (Bullying UK)
52% were subject to false rumours online (Bullying UK)
1 in 3 will self-harm in response to being bullied (Ditch the Label)
Young People(Stonewall) and Premier Youth and Children's Work – December 2017
 
Children’s charity Fegans surveyed 627 children and 177 parents for its Strength to share report to find out what children worry about and what makes them happy. Of the 566 children who wrote what made them happy, 43 per cent attributed it to friends and family. 18 per cent put it down to hobbies and only 10 per cent cited religion.
Young PeoplePremier Youth and Children’s Work - November 2017
 
It was recently revealed that more than a quarter of 16 to 18-year-olds have admitted to bullying or insulting someone online. Over a third of all boys have admitted to antisocial behaviour online, matched against 22 per cent of all girls. Nine in ten of those young people who have bullied someone online have themselves been targeted.
Young PeoplePremier Youth and Children’s Work - November 2017
 
Teenage pregnancies have fallen dramatically since 2008, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In the year to September 2016, just over 17,500 girls under 18 in England became pregnant – in stark contrast to the 39,474 teenage pregnancies in the year to September 2008.
Young PeopleThe Christian Institute - 8th December 2017
 
A record number of children have sought help from Childline over suicidal thoughts. The NSPCC help and advice service gave 62 counselling sessions each day last year for children tormented by thoughts of ending their lives. Children as young as 10 were reaching out for help after contemplating suicide, it said. Overall, 8% of children’s 295,000 counselling sessions last year were for suicidal thoughts.
Young PeopleThe Sentinel - 17th October 2017
 
A quarter of young women believe sending sexual pictures is a ‘normal part of relationships’, while 16% have felt pressure to send such images, a poll revealed in mid-September. The figures from Girlguiding also expose concerning levels of sexual harassment at school and a strong belief that the advertising industry should curb its use of sexualised images. Nearly 2,000 girls and young women, ranging in age from seven to 21, were questioned for the Girls’ Attitudes Survey 2017.
Young PeopleEvangelicals Now - November 2017
 
16% is the increase in young people who voted in 2017 compared to the 2015 election.
Young PeoplePremier Christianity – September 2017
 
An investigation has found that children as young as five are among hundreds excluded from schools after being involved in sexual acts like watching porn and sharing indecent images.
Young PeopleThe Sentinel - August 9th 2017
 
The number of children being referred to a London 'Gender Identity' clinic has risen by 24% over the last six months, the Daily Mirror has reported this week. Over the six month period, an average of 50 children a week were referred to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust's Gender Identity Development Service, including some as young as four years old. According to the newspaper, "around 40% of children who attend [the clinic] are prescribed puberty blocking drugs".
Young PeopleChristian Concern - 27th October 2017
 
A quarter of young women believe sending sexual pictures is a “normal part of relationships” while 16 per cent have felt pressure to send such images, a new poll has revealed. The figures from Girlguiding also expose concerning levels of sexual harassment at school and a strong belief that the advertising industry should curb its use of sexualised images.
Young PeopleThe Christian Institute - 22nd September 2017
 
A recent survey of young people found that 50 per cent are bullied due to their appearance, 19 per cent because of their grades, and 14 per cent because of their household income. Just four per cent of children report being bullied because of their sexuality.
Young PeopleThe Christian Institute - 15th September 2017
 
28 per cent of 11-to-12-year-olds report seeing pornography and by 15, children were more likely to have seen online pornography with 65 per cent of 15-to-16-year-olds reporting seeing pornography. Children were as likely to stumble across pornography as to search for it deliberately...Although 27 per cent of children felt shocked when they first viewed pornography, that decreased to only eight per cent in relation to their current viewing of it. 31 per cent of the boys and 15 per cent of the girls reported that they continue to see pornography after first viewing it. Once a child has encountered pornography, the likelihood increases of encountering it again, even unintentionally. For those who continue to view it, young people become less negative and generally less anxious or disgusted by pornography. Most children first saw online pornography on a portable laptop (38 per cent), although mobile phone access was also relatively common (33 per cent) and just under one- quarter first saw online pornography on a desktop computer (24 per cent).
Young PeopleFaith at Home - 2016-2017
 
50 per cent of young people feel comfortable sharing their faith all or most of the time, according to a survey by HOPE Revolution partnership.
Young PeoplePremier Christianity - July 2017
 
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