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In Depth: Rural China Suffers a Teen Mental Health Crisis

By Fan Qiaojia and Guo Xin
2025年08月29日 18:42
The combination of familial separation, economic hardship and academic pressure creates complex risks for millions of ‘left-behind’ children

A new comprehensive report sheds light on the mental health challenges facing adolescents in rural China, a population that includes millions of “left-behind children.”

The term “left-behind child” refers to a rural child under 18 whose parents work away from home for at least six months, preventing them from living together. According to a 2023 report from the National Bureau of Statistics, about 10.9 million such children were enrolled in China’s compulsory education system in 2022.

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