Information society raises anxiety levels, report suggests

Counseling and psychological support are in short supply nationwide, according to the country's first blue book report on mental health in 2017-18, released by the Institute of Psychology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Feb 22.

The report said more than 10 percent of Chinese have mental health problems, and 74 percent of those surveyed complained about difficulty accessing support services.

Many young people said that from age 12, when they entered middle school, their mental health became more fragile as they approached 18, the age most go to university or college.