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One in four of us will experience a mental health problem throughout our lives. Whether that’s you, your parent, sibling, best friend or co-worker.In the UK today, an estimated five children in every classroom of 30 has a mental health problem.
A quarter of 17-year-old girls have self-harmed in the last year while suicide remains the single biggest killer of boys and young men.
Current waiting times for Children and Young Adults accessing CAMHS are estimated at 2 years and therefore, providing support and access routes to alternative support for mental health is paramount.
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1 in 6 children aged five to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in July 2020.
50% of all mental health problems start by the age of 14
17 to 22-year-old women are the group most at risk of developing a mental health problem
52% of 17 to 23-year-olds have experienced a deterioration in mental health in the last five years
Less than 1 in 3 young people with a mental health condition get access to NHS care and treatment.
In the last three years, the likelihood of young people having a mental health problem has increased by 50%.
80% of young people with mental health needs agree that the Covid-19 pandemic has made their mental health worse.
References
Mental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2020: NHS digial, 22 October 2020;
First port of call, The Children’s Society, 18 June 2021;
Waiting in line, The Children’s Society, 1 February 2021;
Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62 (6) pp. 593-602. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.593;
Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2021 ‑ wave 2 follow up, The Children’s Society, 1 February 2021;
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