The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns that lockdowns and school closures due to the pandemic could wipe £700bn off the global economy and have a lasting impact on young people. Referrals for emergency mental health treatment for children have dramatically increased, with reports of anxiety, panic disorders, self-harm, anorexia, and a 50% rise in suicidal, severely depressed, or eating disorder cases among children since the pandemic.
‘What is it like to watch your child's mental health deteriorate, knowing there is nothing you can do about it?' @mrjamesob discusses a report revealing that emergency mental health referrals have increased by 53% in England. https://t.co/SWPDEJZaWn
Emergency mental health units have seen a 50 per cent increase in children who were suicidal, severely depressed or suffering from an eating disorder since the pandemic https://t.co/VhjqocyN2p
There has been a dramatic rise in referrals for emergency mental health treatment for children. My copy for @PA https://t.co/WxRxSo29LZ
Emergency mental health referrals for children increase by more than half in the past three years as doctors warns young people are reaching 'crisis point' before receiving care https://t.co/nJTMTtk8LI https://t.co/7nbTnak3aS
Julia Hartley-Brewer responds to an OECD report saying lockdowns and school closures will have 'a lasting impact' on children. "We all know people who've got kids who've now got anxiety, panic disorders, self harm, anorexia." @JuliaHB1 | 📺 https://t.co/X3vJlgMFL9
"Lockdowns threaten to wipe £700bn off the global economy and stunt growth for decades because of the lasting impact of school closures on young people, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)" Telegraph Those of us who warned of the… https://t.co/j7z1VDqkfz