“I’m depressed but scared to ask for help”: A direct line to Britain’s youth mental health crisis
Every 45 seconds, a distressed child contacts Childine, which gave 160,000 counselling sessions last year
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Harry Clarke-Ezzidio
Harry Clarke-Ezzidio is policy correspondent at the New Statesman. He covers a range of areas, including the cost-of-living crisis, local government and wider social affairs through reports, features and interviews. Harry.ezzidio@newstatesman.co.uk
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