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Six things teens can do today to help their mental health in lockdown
The pandemic has affected young people in particular but there are plenty of ways to alleviate anxiety – here’s some expert tips to help
With the reopening of schools now pushed back to March 8 – and only then if the vaccine targets are met – the mental health crisis among teens and young people is set to endure for much longer.
At a time when, developmentally, teenagers should be pushing boundaries and reaching for independence, they’re holed up with mum and dad, isolated from friends and stuck in an educational limbo, with all the usual yardsticks for achievement – exams, grades – still mired in confusion.