The Children’s Society says a report, produced by the World Health Organisation and HSBC, shows the UK entered the Covid-19 crisis with some of the lowest levels of children’s wellbeing in Europe.
The research, which involved more than 220,000 school children aged 11, 13 and 15, highlights average life satisfaction scores for each age group in England consistently fell in the bottom quarter of the 45 countries that took part in the survey.
In particular, 11- and 13-year olds in England rank in the bottom three countries for their life satisfaction scores.
In response to the findings, the charity is urging the government to invest in children’s services and provide additional community support to prevent mental ill-health and help lift families out of poverty.
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