Mental Health: Young People

(asked on 12th June 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reading on the mental health of young people.


Answered by
Stephen Kinnock Portrait
Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 25th June 2025

No such assessment has been made. We know that according to research reading helps to reduce stress levels and could be beneficial to mental health and well-being.

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