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The £2 million will help to enable the Parents Helpline to answer another 40,000 calls on their helpline

"The number of young people needing mental health support is growing every day"

The comic giant said it will be giving away 20,000 free Beano comics for households to encourage children to read more.

Today 17 leading charities have written to Boris Johnson warning that economic downturns have triggered a rise in suicides in the past - and said the government must "stop being silent".

Some 982 under-18s were referred to crisis care teams in May 2022, an increase of 37 per cent on the previous month

Study calls for £1billion injection into children's care with guarantee of next-day consultations for those at greatest risk of self-harm or suicide

YoungMinds asked children and young people aged 25 and under for their views on accessing help.

Charity YoungMinds says 90,789 young people were referred to mental health services in March 2022 – the most since figures started being collected.

The rebrand is taking place through a partnership between Swizzels and charity YoungMinds, and aims to raise awareness of the importance of mental wellbeing

Max Smith from Armadale was spurred to take action after seeing how much his peers are struggling with their mental health.

The primary school pupils who win the Beano competition will be turned into characters and feature in the comic in late June.