Three in four parents worried about children's mental health: LV=

LV= research shows

Jaskeet Briah
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Over three-quarters (77%) of working parents with children up to 12 years old are worried about their children’s mental health, research by LV= found.

The provider's Researching Resilience report surveyed 4,000 adults and found that more working adults (77%) are concerned about the impact their death or a serious illness would have on their family's mental health, rather than the financial implications this would pose for their family (74%). Parents are also concerned about their family's happiness (77%) if a sickness or injury prevented them from returning to work. According to LV='s research, mental health has been cited as a reason those surveyed had to take time off work, with 13% having to take two months off work because of an...

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