BBC
Accusations that the young are a snowflake generation are wrong, the head of an independent review into mental health, ADHD and autism has told the BBC. Prof Peter Fonagy (above) said in an exclusive interview that there had been a real rise in mental distress among children and young people, with anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders the most common. He said it was “harder to be young” now given the economic and employment uncertainty young people face, coupled with the challenges presented by social media.