Survey finds one in eight of five-to-19-year-olds had mental disorder in 2017

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

The University of Exeter has played a key role in a national survey which found that one in eight (12.8 percent) of children and young people aged between five and 19, surveyed in England in 2017, had a mental disorder. The finding is according to a major new report which provides England’s best source of data on trends in child mental health, with significant input from academics at Exeter. (more)