Eating Disorders
(asked on 26th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any increase in the number of cases of people with eating disorders since the COVID-19 pandemic.
This question was answered on 12th July 2023
Whilst we do not hold information on the numbers of adults requiring treatment for eating disorders, we know there has been a rise in demand amongst children and young people.
Around 12,500 children and young people started eating disorder treatment in 2021/22 – an increase of 16% on the previous year (around 10,700) in 2020/21.