10,000 national increase in children with an active mental health referral: our response
The demand for young people’s mental health support has never been greater, according to The Children’s Commissioner’s annual report on the state of children’s mental health services shared as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.
The number of children in England to have an active referral to mental health services at end of March 2024 increased 10,000 on the previous year to 958,200.
Anxiety was the most common primary referral reason and children aged 13 to 15 were the largest group accessing treatment.
Our expert team of emotional wellbeing specialists are determined to do everything in our power to support young people across Yorkshire.
With support in schools one of the Commissioner’s recommendations for addressing the unmet need, our team are here with our offer of training, consultancy and one to one sessions with students.
As waiting lists for treatment are long, our packages can ease pressure and provide quicker access to support. Explore our support for schools to find out how we can help. We currently work with secondary schools in the Harrogate district, Leeds, Hambleton and Richmondshire where we’re there for young people over 10.
While we’re continuing to call for more sustainable government funding for our charity as a whole, we’re indebted to local supporters whose generosity enables us to provide the majority of our services for children, young people and adults in need.
The Government’s promise to boost mental health in schools is good news, but we won’t be relenting as we work hard to be there for 50% more people over these three years.
Read the Children’s Commissioner’s report for more details.
