Mental health disorders on rise among children

NHS figures show one in eight people under age of 19 in England had a disorder in 2017

One in eight people aged under 19 in England have a mental health disorder, according to the first official statistics to be published for 13 years.

The figures, based on a survey of 9,117 children and young people, showed that the incidence of disorders rose to one in six for people aged 17 to 19.

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