'Other generations just buried it' - Youths share their mental health concerns
A new independent review led by Prof Peter Fonagy challenges the 'snowflake' label applied to today's youth, highlighting a genuine rise in mental health struggles. The report calls for increased support systems to address the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and self-harm among young people.
Why it matters
It reframes the national discourse on youth mental health, shifting the focus from generational criticism to the need for systemic healthcare improvements.
'Other generations just buried it' - Youths share their mental health concerns Close Accusations that those growing up today are a snowflake generation are wrong, the head of an independent review into mental health, ADHD and autism has said.
Prof Peter Fonagy told the BBC that there had been a real rise in mental distress among children and young people, with anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders the most common.
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