Ruth Bennett, Deputy Lead Assessor on the Scheme for Registration, talks to Dave Burke, Mental Health First Aid Instructor, and Neil Constantine-Smith, an optometrist with over 30 years experience, about the rising number of young people suffering from anxiety.

They discuss the possible reasons for this trend and provide helpful strategies and advice for dealing with anxiety.

Further resources:

• NHS Talking Therapies (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, IAPT)

• Mind

• Action for happiness

• Deloitte annual report of mental health in the workplace

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