Claim: In the 12-month period ending in March 2021, the government increased the number of children and young people aged under 18 who received NHS-funded mental health services in England to around 758,000.
Fact-check: A ministerial mistake is on the Parliamentary record—but was it due to an editing mix-up? - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. this would be true about the 12-month period ending in january 2024. but in the year to march 2021 it was about 573,000.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2024-04-19T00:00:00