Around 254,000 10- to 15-year-olds took part in the survey, which includes a regional breakdown to assess councils’ performance in areas such as improving emotional wellbeing and reducing bullying and substance misuse among young people.
The latest survey, which was carried out last autumn, found that 33 per cent are unhappy, which is up from 31 per cent when the survey was last carried out in Spring 2008.
In terms of support, 64 per cent felt comfortable talking to their parents – down 2 per cent on the previous survey’s findings.
Friends are also becoming less reliable for young people. While 66 per cent said they could talk to a friend about problems, this figure was 71 per cent in the spring 2008 survey.
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