Gc s results day, the exams you take at 15 and 16 years old. One in seven ten to 19 year olds experiences a mental disorder. Symptoms of depression and anxiety for children an adolescence have doubled during the coved 19 pandemic. Alex and francesca put themselves up as the first to open their results.
Many teenagers will receive their GCSE results today. These exams can have a significant impact on what they do next, so it can be a stressful time for students, their teachers and parents. Over the past decade, reported mental health problems among teenagers have been on the rise. A recent survey by the NHS statistics agency found rates of probable mental disorders in six- to 16-year-olds reached one in six in 2021. Madeleine Finlay speaks to the academic psychologist Dr Lucy Foulkes about what could be behind this crisis, how schools are trying to tackle it, and how we can help teenagers with their mental wellbeing. Help support our independent journalism at
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