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Better housing and employment are key to preventing long-term mental health effects of the pandemic

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Christine Garrington

Ministers have announced extra funding for mental health services and suicide prevention amid concerns over a surge in cases among young people during COVID-19. New research by Thierry Gagné, Alita Nandi and Ingrid Schoon looks more closely at the issue and finds strong differences in mental health responses to the pandemic with deprivation. Resources need…

A risky problem: what can keep young people away from alcohol and cigarettes?

Posted on May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 by Christine Garrington

Smoking and drinking among very young people has been declining in recent years, but it’s not all good news. There is still a lot of public health concern around the numbers of older children who are consuming alcohol and cigarettes, as these are the young people most likely to come to harm as a result…

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