ANTONIA WILKINSON, 22, LONDON - "The problems faced by young people are completely different from those of adults. At age 16 I spent months not being allowed to go near a window because I was suicidal. The days need to be structured with activities and young people should have a right to go outside"
CHARLOTTE ORD, 19, ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND - "Mental health services are not that easy to access. I feel that sometimes mental health issues need to be tackled a lot earlier than they are. I'm not really too sure of what could improve them apart from frequently improving services' knowledge"
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