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Children Under 12 Drinking 19 Glasses of Wine a Week
A new report by the Schools Health Education Unit found that a small but significant number of young people are regularly drinking more than the recommended amount for an adult.
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NHS is failing to support vulnerable young people, says children's minister
Sarah Teather says the supply of speech therapy and basic equipment for children with special needs has become a 'postcode lottery'
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HIV study claims one in eight children resistant to drugs
First major study of young people with HIV questions the suitability of anti-retroviral drugs for young sufferers
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Young Drinkers Need More Help, Say Campaigners
Teenage drinkers who end up in A&E need more than just a patch-up job, writes the Guardian
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Childhood Eating Disorders - Care 'Urgently Needed'
There is an urgent need for services to recognise and treat eating disorders in young children, say doctors.
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Death Rates 'Higher' Among Young Adults than Children
Premature deaths are now more likely to occur in adolescence and early adulthood than in childhood, a new global report claims.
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Ban Drink Ads from TV and and Sports Demand Doctors
Alcohol advertising should be banned from all television screens and sporting events to remove its "profound and unhealthy" influence on young people, claim doctors.
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Plans to Target Sale of Tobacco Products to be Unveiled
Tougher steps covering the sale and promotion of tobacco products are to be unveiled by ministers later.
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All boys should be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus
New research says all boys should be vaccinated to prevent rocketing levels of mouth and throat cancer, new research suggests.
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Children Warned Over Dangers of 'Sexting'
Children and young people are being warned about sending sexually explicit images of themselves to others.
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Worries Over Plan to Fix Youth Mental Health Problems
The Government has pledged £400m to help young people in England who have mental health problems get the right care.
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Morning After Pill Causes Rise in Teen Sexual Disease, Study Finds
A government scheme to give teenagers the morning-after pill free of charge has led to a rise in sexually transmitted diseases.
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Liver Disease Hits Young Drinkers
The number of young drinkers ending up in hospital with a serious liver problem has risen by more than 50% in the last decade, NHS figures show.
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Children in Poverty 'As Happy as More Affluent Classmates'
Researchers at the National Foundation for Educational Research asked the English pupils, aged 10 - 15, whether they agreed, disagreed or were unsure about the statement: "I feel happy about life at the moment."
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Mentally ill young people 'abused'
A study by YoungMinds has revealed that young people in the UK are highly likely to be called names such as freak and schizo when they are distressed, contributing to bad attitudes towards those with poor mental health.
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Suicide 'problem' among the young, research finds
A new report by Mind Cymru has found that eight out of 10 young people think suicide is a problem among their generation.
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Young people 'ignorant' of sexual health
A Europe-wide survey of young people commissioned by Durex has found that young people in Britain have significant misconceptions and lack knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases and reproductive health.
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UK tops European cocaine league table
The annual report of the EU's drug agency has shown a sharp rise in the popularity of cocaine may be taking place in the UK.
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Pupils who dislike school 'more likely to drink'
A study by Liverpool's John Moores University has revealed that young people who dislike school are twice as likely to be involved in under-age drinking.
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Why do record numbers of young people have sexually transmitted infections?
This week's Guardian Focus podcast explores the reasons for the UK's high level of sexually transmitted diseases among 15 to 24-year-olds.
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Parents adopting more open attitude to alcohol, drugs and sex
A study by Kent University has revealed that British parents are increasingly relaxed about their children drinking alcohol from as young as 10 years old, taking drugs and having sex.
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Pregnancy clinics 'should be set up in schools'
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) wants midwives to go into schools to offer advice to expectant young mothers and carry out health checks.
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One in four young people 'not using contraception'
A survey carried out by Marie Stopes International has revealed that one in four sexually active young people in the UK fail to use any form of contraception with a new partner.
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Young 'drink to bond with peers'
An academic from the University of Bath has said that campaigns alone will not tackle drinking in young people.
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Young people not pressured into sex
Research by the University of Coventry has found that the majority of young people have sex because they are in a relationship and want to experience sexual pleasure.
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Young people at risk as sexually transmitted infections reach record levels
New figures from the Health Protection Agency have revealed that young people are increasingly likely to end up with sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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Age rise curbs young people's smoking
Research by University College London suggests that smoking rates among young people in England have dropped since the legal age for buying cigarettes rose from 16 to 18.
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Young people to be offered more contraception options
The British Medical Council has voiced concern that young people are getting outdated contraceptive advice and want girls as young as 13 to consider injections, coils and implants to avoid unwanted pregnancies.
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Girlguiding UK launches petition against airbrushed images
Young members of Girlguiding UK have launched a petition urging Prime Minister David Cameron to introduce compulsory labelling of digitally altered images in magazines and adverts.
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Boys more prone to learning issues
Statistics published by the Department for Education show that boys are more likely to have behavioural, emotional and social difficulties than girls.
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Young people shape mental health services for their peers
The Right Here programme is allowing young people to develop services to tackle poor mental health among peers.
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Parents of obese children may be guilty of neglect
Dr Russell Viner and colleagues from the UCL Institute of Child Health in London say that the weight of a child by itself is not a reason for child protection staff to get involved.
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Half a million young people inspired to play sport by London 2012
Research into Sport England’s Sport Unlimited programme has found that almost half a million young people who don't usually play sport outside of school have completed the 10-week courses in only two years.
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Young people want the facts about drugs
A report published by youth charity YouthNet has revealed that more than three-quarters of young people say they need more information about drugs.
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Self-harmers 'not receiving help needed', says report
A report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has claimed that people who self-harm are not getting the help they need because of a 'patchy' provision of services.
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Children's views on alcohol: Survey results
Children and young people's newsround programme has published the results of a survey into 10-14 year-olds views about alcoho and how it affects them.
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Healthy meals beyond reach of poor, says Ofsted
The schools watchdog Ofsted warns that parents on low incomes are struggling to pay for healthy school meals for their children.
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Affluent teenagers drink more, study shows
A National Centre for Social Research report has found that many schools in better-off areas have a drinking culture, while very disadvantaged students are least likely to have tried alcohol.
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Young people talking to their fathers are happier, says report
British Household Panel research has found that young people who talk seriously to their dads 'most days' were given an 87 per cent score on a happiness scale, compared with 79 per cent for those who said they hardly ever spoke to their fathers in this way.
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Younger people worry more about loneliness
A report by the Mental Health Foundation has found that people aged 18-34 are more likely to worry about beiong isolated than older adults.
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NICE guidance on accessible contraceptive services for young people
Draft guidelines to be published today by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) State that contraceptive services need to be improved to reduce unwanted pregnancies.
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Abortion statistics, England & Wales: 2009
The abortion rate has dropped for the second year running in England and Wales.
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Foster children 'moved too often', report finds
A report by the Welsh assembly raises concerns about the frequency with which children in care are being moved around foster carers.
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Abortion services to be advertised on UK television for first time
The first commercial to offer advice on abortion services will be screened on British TV next week.
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Kebab Houses and Burger Bars serving up unhealthy meals to school children
Research carried out by London Environmental Health Food Teams on behalf of Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has found worryingly larget amounts of salt in takeaway meals sold near schools.
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What's it like caring for a parent with an addiction?
Newsbeat speaks to young carers about their lives caring for parents with an alcohol or drugs problem.
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Separate sex classes may cut teenage pregnancies
Knowsley Council is to pilot an experiment which will see boys and girls taught sex education in separate classes in an attempt to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies.
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