🆕Today we have published the Mental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2020 report. This follows up on the previous 2017 survey and looks at the #mentalhealth of children and young people during the #COVID19 pandemic, and changes since 2017. digital.nhs.uk/news-and-event…

@NHSDigital #autistic masking in girls could well account for that uplift, as research has shown that late diagnosis and increased masking causes huge #mentalhealth issues.

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@NHSDigital The 2017 report showed an alarming rate of mental distress in CYP with SEND but I can't find any mention of SEND in this update. Can I ask why this characteristic doesn't feature in the 2020 report?

@NHSDigital Do these findings correlate with changes in physical activity?

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