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       Labour last night warned of a “mental health crisis” after the number of children needing hospital treatment due to self-harm shot up.

       Hospitals recorded more than 20,000 admissions in one year, an increase of more than a third compared to 2012.

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       The data was published by Labour as separate NHS figures showed that more than 36,000 very urgent and urgent referrals of children to mental health teams were made between April 2023 and January this year, around 830 every week.

       Abena Oppong-Asare, Labour’s Shadow Mental Health Minister, said: “The failure to support people out of lockdown, in particular young people who have felt the effects worse than most, has stored up huge problems for our society.”

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       Labour would increase the number of NHS mental health staff and provide preventative support in schools, she said.

       A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “We want to ensure that every young person gets the mental health support they need.

       “Spending on mental health has increased by ￡4.7 billion in cash terms since 2018/19 and we are increasing the coverage of mental health support teams in schools to reach at least 50% of pupils in England by March 2025.

       “In February, we announced 24 existing early support hubs across the country will receive additional funding to help provide support to those that need it.”

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       The Children’s Commissioner for England has warned that children “are still waiting far too long to access the help they need” with more than 270,000 children currently on the waiting list.

       Publishing a report last month, Dame Rachel de Souza said children had experienced “uniquely uncertain and challenging times” due to the Covid pandemic and lockdowns.

       She said: “Against this backdrop, it is not surprising that we continue to see the number of children experiencing poor mental health at persistently high levels.”

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