New research looking at data from 200,000 children in Wales has found a substantial increase in mental health issues.
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Solving the cognition crisis requires we get smart about our own minds, and there’s never been a more vital time to do that.
At the ages of 6-7, when children are transitioning to starting school, 14% have high levels of emotional problems, including depression and anxiety. This percentage is higher in the later years.
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Research Fellow in Educational and Developmental Psychology, Charles Sturt University
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Clinician, Australian Catholic University
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PhD Candidate, Cognitive Science Contract Instructor, Carleton University
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Research Associate at the Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement and Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health, Cardiff University