Covid pandemic has seen referrals in England drop as more children than ever are struggling, says report
Children’s access to specialist NHS mental health services in England remains “a postcode lottery”, with huge differences in spending and referrals depending on where families happen to live, according to a report.
Overall, it said referrals of children and young people dropped as a result of disruption caused by the pandemic, at a time when more of them were struggling with mental health than ever before.
