Warning of young people’s mental health crisis amid record referrals

• Charity leaders from the Future Minds coalition have warned that support for young people's mental health is failing to keep pace with rising demand in England.
• An estimated 3.9 million youth mental health referrals could be submitted by August 2029 if current monthly referral rates persist.
• Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza confirmed the nation faces a crisis, with over one million children referred, awaiting, or receiving treatment in 2024/25.
• The coalition calculated that approximately 1.1 million children could have their referrals closed without receiving care before the end of this Parliament.
• Campaigners urged Labour to urgently improve its approach to youth mental health ahead of the government's upcoming Mental Health Strategy publication.

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Government told ‘urgent’ action needed to tackle young people’s mental health crisis