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Old Dec 05, 2016, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Eamgr View Post
I share you opinion on the news and stuff and also agree services too mental health is being cut not increased.

Also yeah definitely mental health issues is increasing among young children. I think higher pressure at school, perhaps a lack of social interaction due to more time spent on gaming and stuff instead of meeting with friends or attending youth clubs.

Also speaking from experience in my own town there is an increase in young parents who struggle with their parental responsibilities and also financially. A lack of social care and support for young parents causes many issues and can lead too children ending up in care and fostering etc. It seems easier for social services to put a kid in care rather than provide long term support for families.

I think also children who come from broken homes are at an increased risk caused by instability, bullying at school and also sometimes horrible and dirty break ups of their parents. This can all play a part.

Many of my friends who although are now in their 20s suffer from some sort of mental illness that first started to develop in their teens and sometimes earlier. I've also read that many children go many years even into adulthood before being diagnosed.

I suffer with depression and anxiety myself also I think I have a minor degree of PTSD as a result of years of bullying during childhood im now 27. I was officially diagnosed just over a year ago but problems have existed for much longer.
Thank you for your considered response, you bring up some great points. Best wishes, Tony
Thanks for this!
Eamgr