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Young people 18-24 most likely to feel anxious : Young people 18-24 most likely to feel anxious

17 May 2023 / Mental Health Awareness Week

The vast majority of young people aged 18 to 24 felt anxious in the last two weeks, so much so that it interfered with their day-to-day life, according to data we released earlier this week.

Downloadable school packs to mark Youth Mental Health Day : Downloadable school packs to mark Youth Mental Health Day

7 Sep 2021 / Prevention resources and tools

Mental Health Foundation releases new downloadable school packs to mark Youth Mental Health Day.

Hope for British teenagers' but loneliness & anxiety remain high : Hope for British teenagers' but loneliness & anxiety remain high

13 Jul 2021 / Research

British teenagers feeling anxious, alone and fearful in the pandemic : British teenagers feeling anxious, alone and fearful in the pandemic

23 Nov 2020 / Research

The vast majority of British teenagers fear the pandemic will make the future worse for people their age, according to research by the Mental Health Foundation and Swansea University.

Young people feel isolated and lonely when experiencing mental health problems : Young people feel isolated and lonely when experiencing mental health problems

26 Nov 2019 / Challenging mental health inequalities

Hundreds of thousands of young people feel isolated, lonely and uncertain about who to turn to when experiencing mental health problems – major new report.

Millions of teenagers worry about body image : Millions of teenagers worry about body image

15 May 2019 / Survey

Millions of teenagers in Britain worry about their body image according to a new British survey published by the Mental Health Foundation.

Our response to the appointment of new Scottish Minister for Mental Health : Our response to the appointment of new Scottish Minister for Mental Health

27 Jun 2018 / Influencing policies

60% of young people unable to cope due to pressure to succeed : 60% of young people unable to cope due to pressure to succeed

16 May 2018 / Survey

An online UK stress survey has found that six out of ten young people aged 18–24 have felt so stressed by pressure to succeed they have felt unable to cope.