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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Entertainment
Ben Mitchell

The impact TV and films are having on the mental health of young people

Nearly half of young people have said that a TV series or a film they have watched has “negatively affected their mental wellbeing”, according to a new survey.

Of the respondents who reported negative effects (45 per cent) 97 per cent said it had “some impact on them” – with 46 per cent saying it “stayed with them for a while”.

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