Girls 'twice as likely' to experience emotional problems as boys

Joe Lepper
Thursday, January 11, 2018

Girls are more than twice as likely to experience emotional problems as boys, according to the initial findings of a £56m programme aimed at improving mental health support for young people.

A study by YoungMinds found that only nine per cent of young people found it easy to access mental health support. Picture: Newscast Online
A study by YoungMinds found that only nine per cent of young people found it easy to access mental health support. Picture: Newscast Online

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