YES - Celia Hannon, researcher, Demos
Negative adult attitudes are something we all have a responsibility to confront. Our recommendations include an antisocial behaviour hotline that would enable children to challenge those adults who are blocking their right to play.
At Demos we think that it's time to reclaim public space for children and young people. We are now restricting their independence on an unprecedented scale and this is having serious consequences for their physical and mental health. This is a generation who are let down by the quality of play space, and fewer than one in five young people think that their area cares about its young people.
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