Wes Streeting is launching a review into rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services.

Earlier this year, the Health Secretary said there had been an “overdiagnosis” of mental health conditions with “too many people being written off”.

The review, to be published next summer, will be led by by Professor Peter Fonagy, national clinical adviser on children and young people’s mental health. New Feature

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It is set to examine why people are turning to the NHS and other services for support, the role of diagnosis in accessing help, and how effective current ways of tackling the problems are.

Here’s a look at how children in the the UK compare with some other countries.

What does the UK data show?

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