Official Statistics

Perinatal, children and young people's mental health profile: November 2025 update

Statistics to support decision making when planning services to improve perinatal, children and young people's mental health at a local level in England.

Applies to England

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Perinatal, children and young people's mental health profile

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The perinatal, children and young people’s mental health profile:

  • supports understanding at a local level of:
    • mental health during pregnancy and up to 2 years after birth
    • children and young people’s mental health
  • supports an intelligence-based approach to service planning, commissioning and delivery
  • provides a set of indicators that allow planners, providers and stakeholders to profile their area and benchmark against similar populations

The November 2025 update includes new data on secondary mental health services for under 18s on:

  • new referrals
  • attended contacts
  • inpatient stays

The perinatal, children and young people’s mental health profile is classified as official statistics in development.

Updates to this page

Published 4 November 2025

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