Among 11- to 18-year-olds in council care surveyed, 27 per cent of those in need of mental health support either did not seek help or had their request denied during 2021.
Around a fifth of children in need of help did not, or were unable to, access support in 2020, the research by the University of Bristol also found.
Among those able to access support, a quarter said that the level of help increased during the pandemic. But in 2020, 29 per cent said they no longer had access to mental health services. The proportion who no longer had access to support was 22 per cent in 2021.
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