Record-breaking 2,000 children are referred to NHS mental health services EVERY ...
Record 2,000 children are referred to NHS mental health services EVERY day – twice the number as before the pandemic Record-breaking numbers of children are referred to NHS mental health teams 190,000 unde-18s were sent for treatment and support from April to June - more than double the number of those seeking support in the years before pandemic Royal College of Psychiatrists warn children 'suffered terribly' over lockdowns
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More than 2,000 children a day are being referred to NHS mental health services – twice the number as before the pandemic.
A record 190,000 under-18s were referred for treatment and support in the three months from April to June, figures show.
In 2019 the figure was 97,342 and last year it fell to 81,170 as many put off seeking support during the height of the pandemic.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) said the data lays bare how ‘children and young people are suffering terribly’ due to the toll of lockdown and school closures.
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