New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14. Researchers from UCL Institute of Education and the University of Liverpool looked at information on more than 10,000 children born in 2000-01 who are taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study. Based on the 14-year-olds reporting…Read moreRead more
child poverty
Quarter of Girls at Depressed at 14
1 in 4 Children Vulnerable to Social Isolation
About one in four children and young people are vulnerable to social exclusion as a result of disability, mental ill-health and other factors. Analysis of figures by the Children’s Commissioner for England supports Children’s Quarter’s claim that a quarter of the next generation is being failed. The report by the independent watchdog set up to promote and protect the rights of…Read moreRead more