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Many Parents 'Never Talk About Mental Health' To Children.

Many Parents 'Never Talk About Mental Health' To Children.

by The Daily Eye Team December 2 2015, 3:37 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 36 secs

A poll of more than 1,100 parents found that 55% had not spoken about the subject to their offspring. Of those, 20% said they did not know how to address the issue. The survey results have been released as part of a campaign, funded by the Department of Health, to break down the stigma associated with mental health. The poll, of parents to children aged between six and 18, was carried out by market research company Opinion Matters on behalf of the?Time to Change campaign, which is being run by charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness. It also found that 45% of parents felt they did not need to have the conversation because mental health "was not an issue". Read More at www.bbc.com




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