1. Prevalence of mental health problems in schools: poverty and other risk factors among 28 000 adolescents in England
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Neil Humphrey, Praveetha Patalay, Polly Casey, Jessica Deighton, Suzet Tanya Lereya, and Miranda Wolpert
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Gerontology ,Poverty ,Ethnic group ,Short Report ,Mental health ,030227 psychiatry ,Odds ,03 medical and health sciences ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,0302 clinical medicine ,Scale (social sciences) ,risk factors ,adolescence ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Psychology - Abstract
SummaryCurrent mental health provision for children is based on estimates of one in ten children experiencing mental health problems. This study analyses a large-scale community-based dataset of 28 160 adolescents to explore school-based prevalence of mental health problems and characteristics that predict increased odds of experiencing them. Findings indicate the scale of mental health problems in England is much higher than previous estimates, with two in five young people scoring above thresholds for emotional problems, conduct problems or hyperactivity. Gender, deprivation, child in need status, ethnicity and age were all associated with increased odds of experiencing mental health difficulties.Declarations of interestNone.
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- 2019
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