The number of urgent referrals of under-18s reached more than 3,000 in April, according to analysis of NHS monthly data by mental health charity Young Minds.
This increased to 3,732 in May this year, which is three times higher than the same period in 2019, and the highest rate of referrals recorded in a single month since records began.
Young Minds also found that the number of open referrals to children and young people’s mental health services (CAMHS) reached the highest monthly rate on record in May this year, with 466,250 young people awaiting care.
Chief executive of Young Minds Laura Bunt said that the figures should “sound an alarm”.
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