Mind · 2025
This report by Mind examines the worsening state of young people's mental health in England, finding that over half a million young people are on waiting lists for support, with many reaching crisis point before receiving any care. It identifies key drivers including financial insecurity, academic pressure, social media, and cuts to youth services, and makes the case for early intervention as both more effective and more cost-efficient than crisis care. The report calls on the UK government to scale up its Young Futures Hubs programme to cover every local authority area by 2035, backed by sustainable multi-year funding, and sets out a wider package of reforms to reduce NHS waiting times and tackle mental health inequalities.