Record number of children and young people referred to mental health services as pandemic takes its toll

Record number of children and young people referred to mental health services as pandemic takes its toll Record numbers of children and young people are being referred to mental health services for crisis and non-crisis care, as the toll of the pandemic on the country’s mental health is revealed in a new analysis of NHS Digital data by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

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• Record-breaking 2,000 children are referred to NHS mental health services EVERY day The Daily Mail
• Children’s NHS mental health referrals double in pandemic The Guardian