NHS Digital published their Mental Health Bulletin 2021-22 Annual Report last month, which provides a detailed picture of people who used NHS funded secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism services in England during the financial year 2021-22.
Key findings for children and young people aged under 18 years old include;
• 22.8% of 16 year old females (69,580) and 20.5% of 17 year old females (60,952) in England were known to be in contact with secondary mental health, learning disabilities or autism services during 2021-22.
• 12.6% of 16 year old males (40,611) and 12.0% of 17 year old males (37,743) in England were known to be in contact with these services.
• The number of in-year bed days for females aged 16 to 17 known to be in contact with secondary mental health, learning disabilities or autism services during 2021-22 were 153,509.
• The number of in-year bed days for males aged 16 to 17 known to be in contact with secondary mental health, learning disabilities or autism services during 2020-21 were 33,786.
