In a poll of 1,176 people carried out for the Children's Society'sreport, family breakdown (29 per cent) and peer pressure (23 per cent)were cited as the two most influential factors on children's well-beingtoday, followed by bullying and celebrity culture (11 per cent).
When asked about children's physical health, two-thirds of thosesurveyed thought that an increase in indoor activities, such as computergames and watching television, stopped children from being moreactive.
Writing in the report's foreword, chief executive Bob Reitemeier said,'Throughout the inquiry there has been a growing concern that the mentalneeds of children have been ignored. Like many health interventions,services are often only accessible when things go badly wrong and eventhen they are not readily available. Yet it appears that mental healthproblems in children are on the increase and a greater focus onpreventative work is needed to buck this trend.'
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