Urgent referrals of children in mental health crisis in England rise 13% in year: Charity says NHS failure to help more young people sooner is a ‘shocking betrayal’

The number of children referred to emergency mental healthcare in England has risen by 10% in a year, with lengthy waiting lists for regular NHS care pushing more to crisis point.

There were 34,793 emergency, very urgent or urgent referrals to… https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/02/urgent-referrals-of-children-in-mental-health-crisis-in-england-rise?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MentalHealth #ChildHealth #NHS #YouthWellbeing #CrisisSupport