There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022, finds a new study led by Dr Lee Hudson @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jan/significant-rise-mental-health-admissions-young-people-last-decade