Children

On Safer Internet Day, we reflect on what the public have told us about their online lives.

Most young people say the voting age should be lowered to 16, according to findings from MORI for the latest Nestlé Family Monitor 'Young People's Attitudes Towards Politics'. Three in five feel the voting age should be reduced, with 53% wanting it at 16 or below. This finding on what young people themselves think comes as the Electoral Commission launches a three month consultation process on the minimum age of voting.

Conducted by Ipsos on behalf of The Royal Foundation, the survey aims to spark the biggest ever conversation on early childhood.

Research on behalf of the Gambling Commission and GambleAware.

Ben Page writes in the Municipal Journal about Britain's forgotten children in care.

Results have been published from Ipsos’s latest survey on behalf of NHS Digital about the prevalence of smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England. The survey also covers their attitudes towards these behaviours, and for the first time in 2018, young people’s wellbeing.

Our latest survey on behalf of the Sutton Trust, published on A-level results day, shows that young people think that knowing the right people and being confident are more important for getting on in life than going to university.

New research into gambling advertising and marketing reveals complex nature of exposure to gambling for children, young people and vulnerable individuals 

Dr Margaret Blake blogs on the Active Lives Children and Young People survey. She covers how the survey for Sport England was designed and how important the findings are for addressing key questions about children and young people.