黑料网

In 2022, the conducted an online survey aimed at deaf young people over the age of 13 across the UK. The survey sought to establish the level of happiness in relation to different aspects of their lives and if professional help has been sought and their experience of this. Over 250 participants took part and over 220 responses were included in the findings. The survey used the Good Childhood Index developed by The Children鈥檚 Society to establish how young people felt and this allowed the results to be directly compared with young people surveyed in the 2022 Good Childhood report.

The showed that:

• Deaf CYP had lower overall life satisfaction (62.8%) compared to the general CYP (81.9%) 
• Over a quarter of deaf CYP had 鈥榣ow鈥� wellbeing (26.6.%) in contrast to just 11.6% of general CYP
• 66.4% of deaf CYP wanted or needed help with their mental health in the last year and of them 60.9% received the help they needed.

When asking if there was anything else that the participants would like to tell the team, comments on feelings of isolation and a lack of friends seemed to stem from a lack of deaf awareness in friendship groups or educational settings. In the case of professionals, avenues of communication and a general lack of deaf awareness or specific advice for deaf CYP were highlighted: 鈥淭he trouble is you end up being the one educating and when you're struggling that鈥檚 hard.鈥�
 

We have an upcoming webinar on 9th March titled  . This webinar is an overview of hearing loss, its impact on well-being, and strategies to promote accessibility and inclusivity in today鈥檚 dynamic classroom. If you are unable to attend the session, a recording will be made available in the .