A survey of happiness levels among young people in the UK has been produced http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jan/08/ofsted-children-friendship there is even a happiness map http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/01/07/HAPPYMAP.pdf
Note the unhappy NEETS http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7810902.stm I think the mental health aspects of disadvantage and social exclusion are often underestimated or ignored and that unhappiness is the nearest we’ll get to recognition.
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Totally agree that mental health issues are overlooked/under funded. A friend of mine is a mental health lawyer and my mum has worked as a psychotherapist in various settings for thirty years and from their stories, the combination of poverty and mental illness is devastating and not good for anyone. I know I always bang on about it but the proportion of prisoners suffering from one or more mental disorders is staggering. Not sure if Brightside/Uniaid are equipped to tackle this area but our resident expert (Allie) might have some ideas!
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