Two reports released this month to tie-in with World Mental Health Day lay bare the mental health risks that children and young people face and the action needed to help them lead happy lives.
The first of these is the Department for Education's State of the Nation: Children and Young People's Wellbeing report that found that five per cent of 10- to 15-year-olds feel unhappy and three per cent of 16- to 24-year-olds report low satisfaction with their life.
This report also looks at how bullying, and in particular online abuse, is impacting on young people's mental health. In addition, it involves a specific focus on how teenage girls' mental health can be better supported.
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