Charities The Mix, Young Minds and Shout 85258 have each reported a huge spike in demand for counselling services and mental health support since lockdown restrictions were imposed on 24 March.
Shout 85258’s trained crisis volunteers have carried out extra 8,500 text conversations with young people and more than half (56 per cent) of service users listed anxiety as an issue they were facing. Another common theme which emerged from sessions was a lack of routine and feeling trapped, the charity said.
The Mix hosted 389 counselling sessions in April, compared with 127 in the same month last year, while 275,000 young people logged on to Young Minds' “Find Help” pages on the charity's website throughout April.
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