The Girlguiding Girls’ Attitudes Survey 2015 also found that 62 per cent of girls aged 11 to 21 know a girl or young woman who has experienced a mental health issue.
But despite many needing help, the study found that they often do not receive adequate support. Fewer than half (44 per cent) of girls aged between 11 and 16 said that they have talked about mental health during lessons at school.
Meanwhile 53 per cent said they do not know enough about mental health issues that affect young people, and 52 per cent said that they would like to know more about where to get help and support for mental health issues.
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