Fifth of 17 to 19-year-old girls self-harm or attempt suicide

Biggest research into young people’s mental health for 13 years shows one in 10 boys also affected

A fifth of girls aged 17-19 and one in 10 boys the same age have self-harmed or tried to kill themselves, the biggest research into young people’s mental health for 13 years has found.

Experts said the figures were “deeply worrying” and raised serious questions about the damage that social media, pressures to look good, and sexual violence were doing to the mental welfare of young women in England.

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