The number of young people being referred for mental health treatment in England has risen to more than a million, according to analysis of NHS data by the children’s commissioner.

The figure covers the 12 months to March 2025 and represents roughly one in 10 children – almost double the number recorded in 2018-19.

Dame Rachel de Souza said in her annual report, published on Monday, that she was “in no doubt that we are facing a crisis” in young people’s mental health.

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