LESSON 1
The pandemic has increased the crisis in children and young people’s mental health, and the climate crisis continues
The PISA survey (2015) illustrates how low the UK ranks in terms of our children and young people’s wellbeing compared with other countries.
Recent reports from Exeter University mirror this, showing how low the UK also ranks in levels of “nature connectedness” among our young people.
Over the last three years, the likelihood of young people having a mental health problem has increased by 50 per cent. Now, five children in a classroom of 30 are likely to have a mental health problem according to NHS Digital figures.
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