The HBSC England team (University of Hertfordshire) has produced three short reports for Public Health England, based on analysis of national data from the HBSC study. They address:
The reports explore the rising trend in poorer emotional wellbeing among young people. Findings include:
Young people who do not feel supported by their teachers are more than twice as likely to be a victim of cyberbullying as those who do
Over one in five 15-year-olds in England have self-harmed. Young people who reported positive family communication, and positive perceptions of their school and local neighbourhood, were less likely to report self-harming.
Adolescent girls scored lower for life satisfaction than boys. They were also three times more likely than boys to report self-harming.
Public Health England intends the reports to "support a range of stakeholders that work to promote children and young people's mental wellbeing, including headteachers and school nurses, local public health specialists, NHS mental health services and local councillors."
A summary of the data can be found on Slideshare.
For more information on the work of the English HBSC study team, contact the Principal Investigator: Fiona.Brooks@hbsc.org.
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