High Anxiety In Teenagers

One-fifth of youngsters suffer from “high anxiety”, recent research has found.

16:55 21 October 2015

An official study published by the Office for National Statistics revealed that almost one in five young people lives with high levels of anxiety and that there’s a growing number of them who are not safistied with their health.

 

The study looked at the wellbeing and mental health of 7.5 million young people in the UK aged 16 to 24.

 

The report also showed that one in eight youngsters aged between 10 to 15 reported symptoms of mental ill-health.

 

Commenting on the results of the study, Sir Anthony Seldon, University of Buckingham vice-chancellor, said: "We have a crisis, which is growing each year, in student mental health in our universities. I am not blaming the universities, but things must now change quickly before more avoidable misery is spread, and more lives lost.

 

"There is excellent practice in some areas in some universities, but the sector overall needs to rise quickly to their example."

 

He urge universities to take more action and recommended better use of personal tutors, buddy schemes for support between students, and the promotion of healthy living and diet.