Young people’s mental health is cited as a factor in more than one in seven (13.6 per cent) children’s social care assessments, according to latest figures for 2021/22.
This is markedly up on figures from 2017/18, when mental health was a factor in less than one in 10 (9.1 per cent) of cases.
Despite the post-pandemic rise in assessed needs, social workers are facing mounting challenges accessing support for mental health disorders, which include anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders.
Just under half of senior children’s services directors interviewed said there is either ‘never’ or ‘rarely’ enough child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) provision to meet demand.
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