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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Thursday, 13 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 June 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 June 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Anxiety: Young People

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of young people (a) attending and (b) not attending university who suffer from anxiety.

Answer

Through the Department of Education, we know that the Higher Education Statistics Agency reported that, in 2017/18, 24,815 UK resident entrants to higher education settings disclosed a diagnosed mental health condition such as anxiety. Robust data is not available to determine how much of this increase is down to increased disclosure resulting from reduced stigma, and how much is due to increased prevalence.

Any disclosure of diagnosed mental health conditions by higher education students to their institution is voluntary. The actual number of university students with diagnosed mental health conditions is therefore unknown.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
264317
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Young people Anxiety
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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