Deconstructing the System: Young People's Voices on Mental Health, Society and Inequality (14,215 + 13,887 young people surveyed + insight groups with minoritised groups)
YoungMinds · 2023
This YoungMinds report synthesises findings from four datasets — including surveys of over 14,000 and nearly 14,000 young people respectively — to explore how social systems, mental health services, inequality, and global crises affect young people's mental health in the UK. Key findings include that 69% of young people feel negatively impacted by the Government, 70% by the media, and over half said their place of education harms their mental health. Minoritised groups — including Black, LGBTQ+, Muslim, disabled, and refugee young people — consistently experienced greater inequality, discrimination, and barriers to mental health support. The report calls for structural reform across education, mental health services, and public institutions, with young people as active partners in shaping change.
