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Daily Mail
January 21, 2014
Children in Britain are suffering from growing up in a ‘toxic climate’ of stress and pressure at school and online, a damning new study has found.
Fear of failure, bullying, the burden of trying to be thin and attractive, and depression were among the multiple threats facing young people.
And almost a quarter of youngsters questioned said their relationships with their peers had been harmed after viewing online porn, according to the poll.
The alarming results, published today, raise the bleak prospect of the country’s young people sitting on a ‘mental health timebomb’, said campaigners.
The survey, commissioned by national charity YoungMinds, adds to a growing body of evidence that UK youngsters are among the unhappiest in the world.
The study, which questioned 2,000 children and young people aged 11 to 25, found:
• More than half of school pupils believe they will be a failure if they don’t achieve good exam grades
• A staggering 50 per cent of 11-14 year olds have viewed online porn – with four out of ten of these admitting it affected their relationships with their friends
• Half of youngsters have been bullied
• 40 per cent 11-14 year olds skip meals to stay thin
• And one-third don’t know where to turn to get help when they feel depressed or anxious.
Lucie Russell, YoungMinds campaigns director, said: ‘Every day we hear about the unprecedented toxic climate children and young people face in a 24/7 online culture where they can never switch off.
‘Young people tell us they experience a continuous onslaught of stress at school, bullying, sexual pressures and bleak employment prospects.
‘When this becomes too much for them they don’t know where to turn for help and when they do often the support just isn’t there for them. We are sitting on a mental health timebomb.’
