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    Around one in six children experience mental health problems such as depression or anxiety, but 75% of these children do not receive needed help. Good mental health allows children to develop resilience and grow into healthy adults. Factors that support children's mental wellbeing include physical health, family relationships, feeling loved and safe. While most children are mentally healthy, surveys find rising rates of problems in recent decades. Stressful life events and changes can trigger issues, especially in vulnerable children. Certain risk factors like family illness, abuse, or poverty may increase chances of mental health problems.

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    Children and Young People

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    Around one in six children experience mental health problems such as depression or anxiety, but 75% of these children do not receive needed help. Good mental health allows children to develop resilience and grow into healthy adults. Factors that support children's mental wellbeing include physical health, family relationships, feeling loved and safe. While most children are mentally healthy, surveys find rising rates of problems in recent decades. Stressful life events and changes can trigger issues, especially in vulnerable children. Certain risk factors like family illness, abuse, or poverty may increase chances of mental health problems.

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    Around one in six children experience mental health problems such as depression or anxiety, but 75% of these children do not receive needed help. Good mental health allows children to develop resilience and grow into healthy adults. Factors that support children's mental wellbeing include physical health, family relationships, feeling loved and safe. While most children are mentally healthy, surveys find rising rates of problems in recent decades. Stressful life events and changes can trigger issues, especially in vulnerable children. Certain risk factors like family illness, abuse, or poverty may increase chances of mental health problems.

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    Around one in six children experience mental health problems such as depression or anxiety, but 75% of these children do not receive needed help. Good mental health allows children to develop resilience and grow into healthy adults. Factors that support children's mental wellbeing include physical health, family relationships, feeling loved and safe. While most children are mentally healthy, surveys find rising rates of problems in recent decades. Stressful life events and changes can trigger issues, especially in vulnerable children. Certain risk factors like family illness, abuse, or poverty may increase chances of mental health problems.

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    Children and young people

    Mental health problems affect around one in six children. They include depression, anxiety and

    conduct disorder (a type of behavioural problem), and are often a direct response to what is

    happening in their lives.

    Alarmingly, however, 75% of children and young people who experience a mental health

    problem aren’t getting the help they need. Children’s emotional wellbeing is just as important as

    their physical health. Good mental health helps them develop the resilience to cope with

    whatever life throws at them and grow into well-rounded, healthy adults. Things that can help

    keep children and young people mentally well include:

     being in good physical health, eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise

     having time and freedom to play, indoors and outdoors

     being part of a family that gets along well most of the time

     going to a school that looks after the wellbeing of all its pupils

     taking part in local activities.

    Other factors are also important, including feeling loved, trusted, understood and safe.

    Children who are optimistic, resilient, have some control over their lives and feel like they

    belong are more likely to have good mental wellbeing.

    Most children grow up mentally healthy, but surveys suggest that more children and young

    people have problems with their mental health today than 30 years ago. What can affect

    children and young people’s mental health? Traumatic events can trigger mental health

    problems for children and young people who are already vulnerable.
    Changes often act as triggers:

     moving home,

     changing school or the birth of a new sibling, for example. Some children who start

    school feel excited about making new friends and doing new activities, but there may

    also be some who feel anxious.

     Teenagers often experience emotional turmoil as their minds and bodies develop. An

    important part of growing up is working out and accepting who you are. Some young

    people find it hard to make this transition to adulthood and may experiment with

    alcohol, drugs or other substances that can affect mental health.

    Are some children and young people more likely to experience mental health problems? Certain

    risk factors can make some children and young people more likely to experience mental health

    problems than others. However, experiencing them doesn’t mean a child will definitely – or even

    probably – go on to have mental health problems. These factors include:

     having a long-term physical illness

     a parent who has had mental health problems, problems with alcohol or has been in

    trouble with the law

     the death of someone close to them

     parents who separate or divorce

     experiencing severe bullying or physical or sexual abuse

     poverty or homelessness

     experiencing discrimination

     caring for a relative, taking on adult responsibilities


     having long-lasting difficulties at school.

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