Stressed out GCSE kids need more mental health help

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Under too much stress?

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As teenagers across much of the UK get their GCSE exam results, there is an acute sense that the pressure on them to succeed from a young age has been growing. That is perhaps one reason we are in the midst of a mental health crisis in our schools.

This is why the announcement that 100,000 teenagers in England and Wales will get extra guidance on this aspect of their wellbeing is extremely welcome. Prime Minister Theresa May pledged last week that teenagers will take part in an awareness course as part of the

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