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Introduction

Experiencing poor mental health is common.
National surveys show that at any one time 1 in 5
adults experience anxiety, depression or both. Surveys and

Growing up can be difficult and children and young research show that
people are telling us that they feel intense pressure
due to exams, friendships, family issues, identity children and young
and many other things. Over time this can impact
on their emotional and mental health. people’s mental
health has worsened
over recent years.

In 2022
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children aged 5 to 16 years were
identified as having a probable
mental health disorder, increasing
from 1 in 9, in 2017. The increase was
seen in both boys and girls.

Self-harm is more
It’s likely that you are reading this likely in children and
because a child or young person you
care for is experiencing difficulties young people who
with their mental health. With the experience emotional
right help and support children and mental health
and young people can recover from
mental health problems. problems.
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There is a lot of literature available on self-harm
and young people’s mental health issues, and this
resource is a brief introductory guide to the subject, children and young people with
with signposting to some of the best places to go a mental health disorder have
for more information and practical support. harmed themselves as a way
of coping with their feelings of
distress.

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