Just under half of year 11 pupils are experiencing mental health problems following the Covid-19 pandemic, a study has found.
Among 16- and 17-year-olds involved in the study, 44 per cent have “probable mental ill health”, which indicates they have “high levels of psychological distress”.
Mental ill health has increased by a quarter over the last five years when compared with previous similar research, finds the study. In 2017, the proportion of young people struggling was 35 per cent and in 2007 it was 23 per cent.
