HBSC data in organisations, news and reports
2025
Wellbeing for Life curriculum – PSHE Association October 2025
2024
One in six adolescents have experienced cyberbullying, global study finds – The Independent 27 March 2024
Child alcohol consumption at record levels among ‘generation lockdown’ – The Telegraph 25 April 2024
Young girls in UK are ‘drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys’, major report finds – The Mirror 28 April 2024
Sharp rise in problematic teenage social media use, study says – BBC 25 September 2024
2022
10,000 Voices: The views of children in care on their well-being report – Coram Voice, Rees Centre UoOxford November 2022
2020
One in four children ‘has too little sleep’ – BBC 23 January 2020
2019
International comparisons of health and wellbeing in adolescence and early adulthood – Research report, Nuffield Trust and Association for Young People’s Health. February 2019
2018
Safety Net: Cyberbullying’s impact on young people’s mental health. Inquiry report. 26 February 2018
Bullying isn’t just verbal or physical – it can also be social, and this can have the worst effects The Conversation 3 January 2018
MPs support action to reduce energy drink consumption among children – UK Parliament Committees 4 December 2018
2017
Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: A Green Paper Department of Health & Department for Education December 2017
Schools need to wake up to relational bullying Schools Week 28 November 2017
The worst bullies: ‘My friends called me Ugly Betty’ BBC 17 November 2017
‘Frenemies’ are almost TWICE as damaging to the well-being of children as physically abusive bullies (and girls are more likely to be targeted) Mail Online 15 November 2017
Teenagers to be given classes on coping in the digital age The Telegraph 13 September 2017
Making time to stop self-harm SecEd 6 September 2017
Low Sense of Belonging at School Causes Young People to Self-Harm Psychreg 4 September 2017
PSHE education, pupil wellbeing and safety at school PSHE Association 1 September 2017
Make PSHE lessons compulsory to reduce ‘worrying’ levels of self-harm among pupils, urge researchers The Independent 30 August 2017
Written evidence submitted by the HBSC England study team to the Youth Select Committee June 2017
Building the Future: Children and the Sustainable Development Goals in Rich Countries UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 14 June 2017
Adolescent obesity and related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014 World Health Organization May 2017
Obesity on rise as quarter of European teens eat sweets daily The Guardian May 2017
Slaves to their mobile phones: Young Britons are among the worst in Europe for constantly using devices – and it’s wreaking havoc on their health Daily Mail May 2017
Children and young people’s mental health —the role of education House of Commons Education and Health Committees April 2017
Written evidence submitted by the HBSC England study team to the House of Commons Education and Health Committee February 2017
2016
ESPAD Report 2015 Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs The ESPAD group
Childhood Obesity A Plan for Action HM Government August 2016
Gender and children and young people’s emotional and mental health: manifestations and responses A rapid review of the evidence National Children’s Bureau 19 August 2016
Fairness for Children A league table of inequality in child well-being in rich countries UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 13 2016
Report: English schoolgirls’ happiness drops as they hit teenage years Medical Life Sciences News 16 March 2016
What it’s really like to be a teenager today: Sex, smoking and drinking plummet Daily Mail 15 March 2016
Lad culture? How British teenage girls outdo boys for sex and drunkenness The Telegraph 15 March 2016
The 7 charts that show the countries with the highest number of teenage cannabis smokers Independent 15 March 2016
Britain’s teenagers are stressed, drink too much and think they’re fat Independent 15 March 2016
Daily roundup 15 March: Smoking, knives and happiness Children & Young People Now 15 March 2016
British teenagers suffering from more stress than in other countries – report Belfast Telegraph 15 March 2016
British teenagers among least satisfied in western world The Guardian 15 March 2016
2015
Health and well-being of 15 year olds in England: Findings from the What About Youth? Survey 2014 Health and Social Care Information Centre 8 December 2015
Campus News: English schoolgirls are less satisfied with their lives than boys and feel more pressure to succeed Times Higher Education 29 October 2015
The Guardian view on sex education: it’s all about respect The Guardian 19 October 2015
Key Data on Adolescence Association for Young People’s Health 19 October 2015
New study reinforces need to focus on pupil emotional health PSHE Association 15 October 2015
Understanding Self-Harm Psychology Today 4 September 2015
What are the causes and effects of increased gaming in adolescent girls and boys? Science Daily 17 July 2015
Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing: A whole school and college approach Public Health England March 2015
Self-harm is not just attention-seeking: it’s time to talk openly about the issue The Guardian 28 February 2015
Life lessons: PSHE and SRE in schools House of Commons Education Committee 17 February 2015
2014
‘Toxic childhood’ of cyberbullying, social media and hypersexualised culture leads one in five teenagers to self-harm Daily Mail 22 May 2014
Self-harm rate triples among teenagers in England BBC Newsbeat 21 May 2014
Shock figures show extent of self-harm in English teenagers The Guardian 21 May 2014
Wellbeing: Why it matters to health policy Department of Health January 2014
Developing well: 11 – 19 years Department of Health January 2014
Health of the world’s adolescents: A second chance in the second decade World Health Organization 2014
Young people’s health: Update 2014 Association for Young People’s Health 2014
2013
Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2012 Department of Health 24 October 2013
Growing up in the UK: Ensuring a healthy future for our children British Medical Association 16 May 2013
Child well-being in rich countries: a comparative overview UNICEF 10 April 2013
Greater Expectations Raising aspirations for our children National Children’s Bureau 2013
Key data on adolescence 2012 Association for Young People’s Health 2013