Over a Million UK Children Seek Mental Health Support

Over one million children referred for mental health support in a year

More children are being referred for mental health support, with figures exceeding one million (Picture: Getty Images) The number of children being referred to mental health services in England is on the rise. Latest figures from 2024-2025 are almost double those from 2018-2019. The annual report, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services: 2024-25, also confirms that referrals have increased by 10% in the past year to exceed one million…

England faces mental health 'crisis' in young people, report finds

More than one million children were referred to mental health services across England last year, with one in 10 now facing a diagnosis, a worrying report has revealed.

Why England is facing a child mental health crisis

Child mental health crisis as one million seek help for anxiety and autism in England

The number of active referrals has almost doubled from 563,639 in 2018-19, with a 9.5 per cent increase in the last year alone

‘Crisis’ as children’s mental health referrals top a million in a year

Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza said she is “in no doubt that we are facing a crisis in young people’s mental health”

Children facing mental health 'crisis' as referrals reach over one million

The children's commissioner for England says referrals for suspected autism have risen 47% in just one year, as she argues demand for support is outpacing capacity and funding.