S1 E1: While your back was turned: The mental health of young women and girls

On this episode we speak to Dr Amy Pollard of the Mental Health Foundation's policy team. Amy recently wrote a paper about the mental health of young women and girls. The paper found that things are deteriorating and, even worse, that the issue has been slipping down the policy agenda at the same time. We discuss the issue and what can be done to prevent it getting worse.


What is the Mental Health Foundation Podcast? This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series which brings to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments, and mental health tips.

Stu Hill is your host. Stu and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness, get people talking and provide support and hope.

You can read the paper here: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/mental-health-young-women-and-girls

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