As a youth-focussed charity, we have witnessed how recent challenges, such as the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, have had a profound effect on young people's mental health. Research by Action for Children found that there has been an increase of 50% in childhood mental health problems over the last three years.
With NHS mental health services at breaking point and funding cuts across education and youth services, we wanted to find out which strategies young people are using to cope.
Our 2021 Self-Expression Report already evidenced the link between songwriting, self-expression and wellbeing in young people. Given the current climate, we conducted new research to find out more. This revealed that 73% of 16–24-year-olds found that reading, writing or listening to lyrics enables them to process difficult feelings and emotions.
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