Call for ‘new deal’ for England’s children as poll shows mental health concerns

Children’s commissioner urges funds for school catchup and hails ‘heroic generation’ after Big Ask surveyForty per cent of girls aged 16 to 17 are unhappy with their mental health, more than double the rate for boys, according to a landmark report that calls for the “greatest investment possible” in catchup for schools as part of a “new deal” for children.The report, from the children’s commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, follows one of