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

England Sees 39 Percent Rise in Children Needing Help for Serious Mental Health Problems
Students play on a playground at a school in the UK in a file photo. Danny Lawson/PA
Owen Evans
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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.

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