The number of children referred to mental health services in England has risen by 10% in a year to more than one million, according to a report. The latest data from 2024-2025 is almost double the number in 2018-19. Anxiety was listed as the most common reason, accounting for 16% of all referrals, while cases of suspected autism rose by almost 50% in a single year, to more than 96,000. Other neurodevelopmental conditions, such as ADHD and Tourette's syndrome, also increased - by nearly a