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Asian Network,3 mins

Is there more pressure on young people today than there used to be?

Nihal

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In 2014, more than 200 people aged between 10 and 19 killed themselves; and student suicides are the highest they've ever been. Exam stress and bullying figured highly as reasons why young people were committing suicide. So is there more pressure now on young people to succeed academically? And are bullying and the world of social media contributing factors? Callers Shani, Sanket, and Geeta got in touch with Nihal

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