Key findings from the 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People report
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By Franziska Marcheselli, Researcher
The 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People survey is our first robust update on child mental health since the last survey in 2004. This has been published by NHS Digital.
A random sample of children, their parents and teachers from across England were interviewed. While five to 15-year-olds were also interviewed in 1999 and 2004 — the latest survey provides England’s first data on the prevalence of mental disorder in two to four-year-olds. It also spans into adulthood by covering 17 to 19-year-olds.
What is a mental disorder?
Most surveys use short screening instruments to identify who might have a mental disorder. This survey series is different. Mental disorders were identified using standardised diagnostic criteria from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
Disorders were grouped into four categories: emotional, behavioural, hyperactivity and other less common disorders. While symptoms may be present in many children,...
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