The latest NHS data is clear – England's mental health is getting worse, and the government needs to act
Posted on 9th July 2025 by Dan Price
The government has released the latest wave of results from the much-delayed Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS), which monitors mental illness and treatment across the population in England every 7 years.
It confirms what we and many mental health professionals have been saying for years: more people than ever are struggling with their mental health - and they are not making it up.
More than one in five adults (22.6%) are being clinically assessed as having a common mental health condition, compared to 18.9% in 2014. That’s a 20% increase.
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