Sleep Programme aims to tackle chronic lack of rest among our teens

We are being warned that a lack of sleep among young people is at crisis levels, with experts saying it can lead to depression, social isolation and a reliance on drugs and alcohol.

Sleep Programme aims to tackle chronic lack of rest among our teens

We are being warned that a lack of sleep among young people is at crisis levels, with experts saying it can lead to depression, social isolation and a reliance on drugs and alcohol.

A new initiative, called The Sleep Programme, looks at areas including stress, diet, physical activity, drug and alcohol use in young people.

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