Children’s Society says ‘distressing’ findings are warning sign of future issues for teenagers
Growing numbers of British children are unhappy with their lives, with many worrying about school, friends and how they look, a report reveals.
The number of 10- to 15-year-olds who say they are not happy rose from 173,000 (3.8%) in 2009-10 to an estimated 306,000 (6.7%) in 2018-19), the Children’s Society found. That 6.7% – one in every 15 young people – is the highest proportion in the last decade, it said.
