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Mental Health of Children on the Decline
Influenced by super models and celebrities to look like them, the number of children admitted to the hospital with eating disorders has, shot up to more than a third in the last 10 years.
The study, based on a survey of nearly 8,000 children, also found that youngsters with serious behavioral problems were twice as likely as classmates to be regular drinkers.
One in ten youngsters between the ages of five and 16 has a "clinically recognizable" mental disorder. Levels are higher among children from lone parent families and "reconstituted" families with stepchildren.
The NCH believes that childhood is being undermined by the combined pressures of schooling and advertising.
Children's Minister Beverley Hughes said that figures issued by the Office of National Statistics in 2005 do not support NCH claims that incidences of childhood depression are rising.
She said: "In fact, they show that the prevalence of mental disorders among five to 16-year-olds in 2004 have remained broadly unchanged from the previous survey in 1999.
Clare Tickell, chief executive of NCH says “The emphasis must change from social class to social skills, self-esteem and resilience if we are to give the next generation the chance they deserve.”
The final findings of the studies will be published in the autumn, when the charity will launch their major new campaign, Growing Strong.
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