Personal Development - Social Action Plan

 My idea is on mental health in young people and raising awareness for it. I want to try and do a survey across the college which anyone can fill out, or make some posters to try and help raise awareness while giving information who to talk to about it.

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/mental-health-statistics/

One in six children aged five to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in July 2020, a huge increase from one in nine in 2017. That’s five children in every classroom.

The number of A&E attendances by young people aged 18 or under with a recorded diagnosis of a psychiatric condition more than tripled between 2010 and 2018-19.

80% of young people with mental health needs agreed that the coronavirus pandemic had made their mental health worse.

In 2018-19, 24% of 17-year-olds reported having self-harmed in the previous year, and seven per cent reported having self-harmed with suicidal intent at some point in their lives. 16% reported high levels of psychological distress.

Suicide was the leading cause of death for males and females aged between five to 34 in 2019.

Nearly all of 17-19 year-olds with a diagnosable mental health disorder have self-harmed or attempted suicide at some point, rising to 52.7% for young women.

These are just 6 statistics from the 'Young Minds' website regarding mental health issues in young people. 

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