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🔴A systematic review into the impact of school closures has revealed the mental toll it took on our children.

Here's the data ⬇️
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🔴 53% of girls and 44% of boys aged 13 to 18 were found to be suffering from trauma or PTSD in the months after the first lockdown.

➡️One in six young people have experienced mental distress for the first time during the pandemic

📈60% of teenage boys and 50% of teenage girls were classed as suffering from anxiety.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists said school closures have had a "devastating" impact on adolescent mental health

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📈Psychologists said they had seen a 50% rise in children and teenagers showing signs of agoraphobia following repeated lockdowns.

Many children are afraid to go out of the house or even leave their bedrooms

🗣️Dr Elaine Lockhart, the chairman of a Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry said: "Our children and young people are facing a mental health crisis caused by the pandemic"

🧠While NHS plans to boost mental health support have been accelerated, the targets for 2023 would still leave two-thirds of children without help, she added

🗣️Claire Murdoch, NHS England's director for mental health said: "The pandemic has turned young people's lives upside down, and in the year to March 2021 the NHS has stepped up to support them, treating more young people than ever before"

🔒How has your child been affected by lockdown?

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