Rise in number of children needing help for serious mental health problems, NHS data shows

England Sees 39 Percent Rise in Children Needing Help for Serious Mental Health Problems

Figures show more than a million children need treatment for serious mental health problems, including eating disorders, in the time since lockdowns were imposed in England. NHS data analysed by the PA news agency show a 39 percent rise in a year in referrals for NHS mental health treatment for under-18s, to 1,169,515 in 2021 to 2022. This compares with the previous year of 2020 to 2021, when the figure was 839,570. In 2019 to 2020 there were 85…

Number of children treated for mental health problems tops one million

Referrals for under-18s suffering ill health increase by nearly two-fifths over the past year, according to NHS data

Number of children needing help for serious mental health problems soars by 39%

NHS data shows rise to more than a million referrals last year

Steep rise in number of children treated for mental health problems

The number of children needing treatment for serious mental health problems, including eating disorders, has risen sharply in a year, figures show.The number of under-18s who were referred for mental health treatment on the NHS rose by 39 per cent to 1,169,515 in 2021-22.The England-wide data, which

Rise in number of children needing help for serious mental health problems, NHS data shows

NHS data reveals a 39% rise in a year in referrals for NHS mental health treatment for under-18s to more than a million (1,169,515) in 2021/22.

Number of children with serious mental health problems rises

The figure is over 300,000 higher (1,169,515) than that of 2021/22 (839,570)