Children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust has said thousands of young people experiencing, or at risk of developing serious mental health issues are using the power of PE to combat feelings of stress, loneliness and isolation.
It comes on Place 2 Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week and sees the charity share the story of Ruby who said PE and sport has changed her life.
More than a million children needed treatment for serious mental health problems in the past year, NHS figures show, with referrals for mental health treatment for under-18s increasing by almost two-fifths (39%) to more than a million (1,169,515) in 2021-22.
Source: Youth Sport Trust