UK children languish at bottom of well-being table

By Catherine Gaunt, Nursery World, 14 February 2007

Children’s well-being in the UK is worse than that of other rich countries in the industrialised world, according to a survey published this week by UNICEF.

Children’s well-being in the UK is worse than that of other rich countries in the industrialised world, according to a survey published this week by UNICEF. The UK is ranked bottom out of 21 nations in an average score across six different assessments, or ‘dimensions’, of child well-being. The UK scores lowest in assessments for relationships, behaviours and risks, and subjective well-being. The other areas are material well-being, health and safety, and...

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