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1. Is mental health getting worse for young people in the UK?

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There were 6,122 suicides of people aged 10 and over registered in the UK in 2014, 120 fewer than in 2013 (a 2% decrease)

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Mental Health

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Suicides in the United Kingdom - Office for National Statistics

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Registered deaths from suicide analysed by sex, age, area of usual residence of the deceased and suicide method.

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Our research into mental health statistics would not be possible without your generous donations. Please consider donating today to enable us to continue to raise awareness about mental health.

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This section contains a selection of the key statistics on mental health. Would you like to know how rates of mental ill-health differ between men and women? Or what about statistics on the costs of diagnosed mental health problems in the UK? Browse this section to find out.

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Throughout the years mental health has been increasing in young people. The statistics of anxiety and depression has increased by 70 percent in the past 25 years. Children that have been turning up in hospital with psychological problems has doubled since 2009.

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Rates of depression have soared in teenagers. What are we doing wrong?

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How has society managed to produce a generation of teenagers in which mental-health problems are so prevalent?

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YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People

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YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need.

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Causes of Mental Illness: The Kim Foundation

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What are the causes of mental illness? Research indicates that mental health disorders are caused by a combination of biological, psychological & environmental factors.

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This shows that many cases of mental health problems aren't being treated appropriately.

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References

1 WHO (2003). Caring for children and adolescents with mental disorders: Setting WHO directions. [online] Geneva: World Health Organization. Available at: http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/en/785.pdf [Accessed 14 Sep. 2015].

2 Kessler RC, Berglund P, Demler O, Jin R, Merikangas KR, Walters EE. (2005). Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62 (6) pp. 593-602. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.593.

3 Green,H., Mcginnity, A., Meltzer, Ford, T., Goodman,R. 2005 Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain: 2004. Office for National Statistics.

4 Children's Society (2008) The Good Childhood Inquiry: health research evidence. London: Children's Society.

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References 1 WHO (2003). Caring for children and adolescents with mental disorders: Setting WHO directions. [online] Geneva: World Health Organization. Available at: http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/en/785.pdf [Accessed 14 Sep. 2015]. 2 Kessler RC, Berglund P, Demler O, Jin R, Merikangas KR, Walters EE. (2005). Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication.