The State of the Nation report on children’s mental wellbeing states that more than 4 in 5 children and young people are happy with their lives. It is the first ever researched report published to mark World Mental Health Day on 10th October.

Highlights of the report

• Children are happy with their families, friends and schools
• Bullying especially cyberbullying is the key concern for poor wellbeing
• Teenage girls are more prone to bullying
• Sleep and leisure are also important factors in wellbeing of children
• The pressure children face is different from the pressure their parents face
• Older teenage girls constituting 22.4% in the age group of 17-19 years suffer from an emotional disorder
• Seeing friends and feeling safe in the neighborhood impact children’s ability to concentrate
• Age comes out as a bigger factor in wellbeing
• Young females report they are more anxious than males
• Females report more cyberbullying than males
• Women have slower satisfaction with leisure time than men
• Social media can’t be associated with psychological health of teenage girls

What was the need of the State of the Nation report?

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