Mental Health of Children and Young People in England

NHS Digital published Mental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2023 – wave 4 follow up to the 2017 survey showing that most children aged 11-16 years had not had alcohol (95.1%), cigarettes (98.8%), cannabis and other drugs (99.1%) or used an e-cigarette or vaping device (96.3%) in the previous 7 days. But young people with a probable mental disorder had done so. See also University of Kent findings.