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Childhood matters
- Author:
- JAMES Adam
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2009, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article discusses the significant increase in the proportion of UK teenagers with significant emotional or behavioural problems. The author suggests a number of reasons behind the increase: the culture of diagnosis; that society is afflicted with the "affluenza virus" - placing a high value on money, appearances and fame; social inequality; the lack of family-friendly government policies. The author outlines Labour's record on mental health, Conservative promises and the Scandinavian approach. It concludes that the issue of children's mental health needs to be higher up the political agenda.