An “alarming” rise in teenage suicide rates and record-breaking CAMHS referrals have sparked calls for ring-fenced mental health funding for schools and the NHS.
Suicide rates among young people aged 15 to 19 in England rose by 35% from 2020 to 2021 according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS, 2022).
The data has been analysed by mental health charity YoungMinds. In 2020, 147 young people aged 15 to 19 in England took their own lives. This rose to 198 in 2021. This is the highest number in more than 30 years.
