Telling it straight! (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

Telling it straight!

6:30pm Wednesday 2nd April 2008

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Mental Health. For many people, it's a subject to avoid. Especially for parents and their children.

So lets look at the bigger picture;

*Eating Disorders.

*Self Harm.

*Depression.

*Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

All common mental health 'issues' within young society today. All very real.

An estimated 3,000 people in the UK suffer from eating disorders. All very real.

10% of admissions to UK wards are as a result of self-harm. All very real.

12% of men and 20-25% of women suffer from diagnosable depression. All very real.

1 in 50 of people in Britain suffer from a form of OCD. All very real.

It's all very real. Throw away the taboo. Get real.

For help or more information go to: www.bbc.co.uk/health