NSPCC Midlands aiming to highlight rise they've seen in young people struggling with anger issues
The NSPCC Chidline service, which is used across the UK, delivered close to 3,000 (2,985) counselling sessions about the issue, online and over the phone, a 6% increase on the previous 12 months.
A children's charity which supports people across the Midlands says it has seen a rise in the number of young people struggling with anger issues.
New data shows that the NSPCC Chidline service, which is used across the UK, delivered close to 3,000 (2,985) counselling sessions about the issue, online and over the phone, a 6% increase on the previous 12 months.
As part of this week's mental health awareness week, the charity says this data gives an insight into a "generation increasingly struggling to manage and control their emotions in the face of a range of pressures at home, school, online and in the community".
Rachel Wallace is the campaigns manager from their charity's Midlands team and she says it's a key area they are focusing on.
"It's so important because so many young people are talking to us about it," she said.
"We're seeing it right across the range that young people are experiencing this, not knowing how to deal with it and wanting to have some healthier responses as to when they've got those feelings of anger.
"There's a whole host of issues that anger can relate to and it's really important for us to raise awareness of that, raise awareness for children of any gender so that they feel able to talk about that because it's not just a gender specific issue."
Between April 2024-March 2025, Childline delivered 2,895 counselling session about anger/ anger issues, a 6% increase from April 2023-March 2024 which saw 2,725 sessions about the same topic.