Mental health through Covid-19
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Young people were much less likely to be motivated to make decisions about their future if they had a diagnosed mental health condition . 27 % of young people said they were not motivated to make decisions about their future because of recent events and this rose to 45 % of those with a diagnosed mental health condition . We asked young people to tell us about their answers . The theme from these answers were largely around uncertainty and general low motivation for all activities , let alone making decisions about the future .
We also asked young people if they felt they needed more support to make decisions about their future , and more young people with mental health conditions felt they needed extra support , 36 % compared to 27 % without a mental health condition . And this was reflected in the following question around who they could rely on for support . Those with a mental health condition were 12 % less likely to ask their parents for support about making decisions about their future , 8 % less likely to ask a teacher and 7 % less likely to ask a trusted adult .
Of those with a diagnosed mental health condition on 76 % could rely on a parent or carer to support them with decisions about their future . 59 % on a teacher and 61 % on friends . Pre-Covid , 56 % of those with a mental health condition wanted to go to University , post-Covid that figure fell to 47 %.
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