The answers come from all of the county's young people in year 9 and year 2 of upper secondary school.

The survey shows that 77% state that they have good or very good health, but on the other hand, mental illness continues to increase.

Every other girl says that more than once a week in the past six months they have felt depressed or stressed, have had psychosomatic problems in the form of, for example, headaches, stomach aches, or difficulty sleeping.

The problems are not as extensive among guys, every fourth guy states the same problem.

Common with sexual harassment

Almost half of the girls in the survey say that they have been subjected to sexual harassment.

It can be in the form of someone pawing, that they have been contacted on social media for sexual purposes or received undressed pictures.

One in three girls states that they have been contacted on social media for sexual purposes, which can be compared to one in twelve boys.

Many young people also experience stress when it comes to school.

One in three feel that they do not have peace of mind during the lessons and half feel stress before school work.

Girls feel more stressed before school work than boys.

Smoking has decreased among young people, however, there is an upward trend among young people who use snus.

From 2017, the proportion of girls in year 2 of upper secondary school who use snus has tripled.

Several reports are now coming in that young people are the most vulnerable group during the pandemic when it comes to mental illness, despite the fact that it is the oldest who have had the strictest restrictions.

More about that in the clip below:

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Mental illness increases in young people during the pandemic.

In the clip, Professor Karin Brocki and Gretche Fochsen at FHM explain what they have seen for trends in research.

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