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Evening Standard
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Storm Newton

‘Deeply worrying’ rise in mental health conditions in England, figures show

The survey found a sharp increase in the number of women aged 16 to 24 reporting mental health problems (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

Levels of mental health are “deteriorating”, leading charities have warned, as a survey suggests one in four young adults in England suffer from conditions such as anxiety and depression.

There has also been a particular rise in mental health problems among women, while the proportion of people reporting ever having self-harmed has quadrupled since the year 2000, figures show.

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