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Thousands of parents turning to mental health charity for help supporting child

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Thousands of parents whose children are suffering with poor mental health are turning to a charity for help, new data suggests.

Figures from Young Minds show 13,228 people contacted the charity’s parent helpline from January 1 to December 8, while an extra 2,829 parents and carers needed urgent crisis support.

The main topics parents have needed help with over the last year are their child’s anxiety, anger, depression and low mood, behaviour and autism.

Every day, our parent helpline receives calls from people struggling to find support for young people who

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