NHS Helps Record Numbers Of Young People With Their Mental Health As Students Return To Universities

NHS Helps Record Numbers Of Young People With Their Mental Health As Students Return To Universities England’s top mental health nurse is urging students starting or returning to university to seek mental health support as soon as they need it, as new data show record numbers of young people are accessing support.

Access to NHS mental health services for 18 to 25-year-olds was almost a fifth higher in 2021/22 than pre-pandemic, while the NHS has seen a rise of almost a fifth in people being referred to mental health crisis services compared to pre-pandemic levels. NHS England