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The government says it recognises the impact the pandemic�*s had on people and that was committing extra money to help. anisa kadri reports. counting the cost of the covid pandemic — this report says more children are struggling with their mental health, up from one in nine to one in six, according to data. but the number in england referred to nhs mental health services by the likes of gps and teachers fell sharply at the start of covid—19. children around the country really have suffered with this isolation and being away from school, so i think it�*s a very, very important issue. al...

According to the children's commissioner. dame rachel de souza said increased investment is making a difference to children who are struggling, but the coronavirus pandemic has made the challenge greater. anisa kadri reports. counting the cost of the covid pandemic. this report says more children are struggling with their mental health. up from one in nine to one in six, according to data. but the number in england referred to nhs mental health services by the likes of gps and teachers fell sharply at the start of covid—19. children around the country really have suffered with this isolation...

Children around the country really have suffered with this isolation and being away from school. so i think it is a very important issue. although overall referrals have dropped, what you can see is it was during the lockdown that referrals really dropped and then they sharply went up. the commissioner's report says between 2020 and 2021, around 497,000 children were referred, compared to 539,000 a year before. it also says only around a third of children with a probable mental health disorder are able to access treatment. for those accepted into children's mental health treatment services, av...

So i think it is a very important issue. although overall referrals have dropped, what you can see is it was during the lockdown that referrals really dropped and then they sharply went up. the commissioner's report says between 2020 and 2021, around 497,000 children were referred, compared to 539,000 a year before. it also says only around a third of children with a probable mental health disorder are able to access treatment. for those accepted into children's mental health treatment services, average waiting times fell from 43 days to 32 days. but there are big regional differences. just on...

Start of covid—19. children around the country really have suffered with this isolation and being away from school. so i think it is a very, very important issue. although, overall referrals have dropped, what you can see is, it was during lockdown that referrals really dropped and then they sharply went up. the commissioner's report says that between 2020 and 2021, around 497,000 children were referred, compared to 539,000 the year before. it also says only around a third of children with a probable mental health disorder are able to access treatment. for those accepted into children's ment...