{"id":380620,"date":"2026-09-21T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/one-in-four-young-people-struggling-with-mental-health-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:00:08","slug":"one-in-four-young-people-struggling-with-mental-health-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/one-in-four-young-people-struggling-with-mental-health-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"One in four young people struggling with mental health in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2WaIJxYrHLo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"One in four young people struggling with mental health in the UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2WaIJxYrHLo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>One in four young people aged 16 to 24 are struggling with mental health issues &#8211; according to a major independent review commissioned by the government.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Peter Fonagy, who led the investigation, dismissed claims that the current young generation are &quot;snowflakes&quot; &#8211; and said there had been a significant rise in distress, anxiety and depression.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One in four young people aged 16 to 24 are struggling with mental health issues &#8211; according to a major independent review commissioned by the government. 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