The Guardian view on helping children recover: education is not enough
Whether or not schools reopen to all pupils in March, ministers must address wider concerns about the pandemic’s impact on the young
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Support migrant NHS and social care staff
Workers from overseas have risked their lives during the pandemic and should be given indefinite leave to remain, writes Mictin Janardhanan Ponmala, urging people to sign his petition
Read more‘All the markers of youth are being extended’: higher education, Covid and the debt burden
With graduate employment at a low ebb and some degrees costing more, young people are starting their adult lives with onerous debt
- Read how the pandemic is shaping a generation here
Urban populations in south-east at greatest risk from air pollution
More than one in 19 deaths in UK’s largest towns and cities linked to exposure to toxic air
Read moreMe and my quarter-life crisis: a millennial asks what went wrong
Sky-high rents, career fears, social anxieties… It’s no wonder so many young people can’t face the future
Read moreOnline CBT is not a therapy substitute but a step to help manage anxiety
Emotional disorders in young people are growing while NHS services are in crisis. Apps are not the cure but a stopgap
Read moreChildren waiting up to 18 months for mental health treatment – CQC
NHS watchdog’s report sounds alarm that accessing care for under-18s in England takes so long, amid self-harm concerns
Read moreWhat drugs are on the rise in Britain?
After annual survey finds MDMA is making a comeback, we ask drug counsellors about other substances – and what can be done
Read moreUK councils are selling off public toilets. We need a loo coup
The dearth of public conveniences in a growing number of areas is unhealthy, uncivilised and unfair. It’s time to take direct action
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