Children with mental health problems are on the rise in the UK

The number of children suffering from mental health problems in the UK is reportedly increasing, raising serious concerns in the European community.

It is reported that the number of English children and young people going to hospital emergency departments for treatment of mental health problems has increased.

According to a report by researchers at the University of London, the results of a review of the files of British people aged five to 18 who have visited hospital emergency departments for help and treatment over the past 10 years show that the number of these people has increased by 65%.

The researchers say: The number of girls aged 11 to 16 being referred to hospitals in the UK for mental health problems has risen significantly. According to the report, mental health problems have increased among children aged five to 10.

In addition, in the study, information on all children between the ages of five and 18 who visited emergency departments in British hospitals between 2022 and 2024 was analyzed.

The Independent newspaper in the UK wrote about this: In 2022, researchers from the University College London referred 342,511 children aged five to 18 to acute care units in the UK for assessment and treatment of mental health problems, of which 39,925 had mental health problems, which led to a wave of anxiety. Also, more than half (53.4%) of these people had hit themselves and attempted to harm themselves.