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THE government has been urged to invest in childhood or risk losing the next generation to poor mental health, a charity has warned.
Mental health problems among young people have risen significantly, affecting one in five of those aged eight to 25, according to a new report by the Centre for Mental Health.
The charity warned of significant economic consequences, highlighting that the long-term impact of childhood mental health problems costs Britain about £1 trillion in lost earnings over the course of working lives.
Plans to delay access to the universal credit health element until age 22 have triggered fierce opposition from disabled people’s groups, who warn it would deepen poverty and entrench discrimination against young disabled people under the guise of ‘encouraging work.’ DYLAN MURPHY reports
