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Evening Standard
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Nuray Bulbul

Mental Health Awareness Week: Bear Grylls calls for less screen time

In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week (May 15-21), TV presenter and adventurer Bear Grylls has urged teenagers and young people to limit their screen usage in an effort to combat depression and anxiety.

According to the mental health charity Mind, the number of 16 to 24 year olds in the UK experiencing depression or anxiety is on the rise, and 96 per cent of those polled said their mental health has impaired their academic performance.

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