Northern Ireland has a Mental Health Champion and part of her job is to help improve the wellbeing of children and young people. Which one of the following do you think the Mental Health Champion should focus on?

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Making sure that children learn about mental health and wellbeing in school	25
Making sure that schools teach children about building healthy friendships and relationships	21
Making sure that children can get help and support from mental health services if they need it	27
Looking at the effect of social media and the online environment on children's mental health and wellbeing	10
Improving access to free activities and spaces in the local community	9
Something else	8

 

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Results for boys and girls

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	Boy	Girl
Making sure that children learn about mental health and wellbeing in school	28	22
Making sure that schools teach children about building healthy friendships and relationships	21	22
Making sure that children can get help and support from mental health services if they need it	24	31
Looking at the effect of social media and the online environment on children's mental health and wellbeing	10	11
Improving access to free activities and spaces in the local community	11	7
Something else	7	8

 

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