NHS data show that young people’s mental health has deteriorated. Among 17- to 19-year-olds, one in six young people had a probable mental health disorder in summer 2020 and 2021, while in 2017, one in ten had a probable mental health disorder.
Mental health and behavioural difficulties in adolescence not only impact the quality of a young person’s life, but are also associated with a variety of adverse outcomes in adulthood.
These outcomes include poorer mental and physical health in adulthood, an increased risk of school drop-out, substance abuse, drug-related and violent crime, not being in employment, education or training (NEET status), and unplanned pregnancies.
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