Children have started self-harming and thinking about suicide because of the cost of living crisis, new research shows.
The Childhood Trust, London’s Child Poverty Charity, has today released a national report which has revealed the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on disadvantaged children and young people, and is warning that the UK is on the brink of a mental health crisis amongst millions of children.
In national research, a third of parents said their children had raised concerns around the cost of living crisis, and of these 47% said that their kids are stressed: over 1 in 5 (22%) said they’re more angry, whilst 21% said they smile less. Almost 1 in 10 (9%) have started self-harming and 8% have displayed suicidal tendencies highlighting the dramatic extent this crisis is having on children. This represents about 3% of all children that may be at risk of self harm or suicidal thinking.
