Mental health

Mental health conditions can have a significant impact on all areas of someone's life, and their prevalence is increasing worldwide. In Kent, suicide is the main cause of death in those aged 10 to 35. It accounts for nearly a quarter of all deaths among 20 to 24-year-olds.

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in England and adults with mental health problems are one of the most socially excluded groups in society.

See also our pages on dementia, alcohol, sexual health and minority groups.

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Our resources

Data and reports

Additional information can be found in our Health and Social Care Maps self-serve tool. We are constantly developing this resource in response to your feedback.

We have produced a 2019 Mental Health Needs Assessment for Kent (PDF, 5.0 MB) and some additional analyses (PDF, 2.5 MB) to support the 2019 Mental Health Needs Assessment. There are some inaccuracies in section 2.2 which estimates the prevalence of common mental illnesses which have now been corrected in this supplementary report.

We have also produced the following needs assessments:

We have produced a Kent mental health & wellbeing index, which provides an assessment of the relative assets and vulnerabilities of each ward in Kent in respect of the mental health and wellbeing of the population within it.

External resources

A number of organisations produce mental health statistics both at national and local level.

NHS Digital provide a collection of interactive dashboards and useful links covering mental health data in England within their Mental Health Data Hub.
The National General Practice Profiles present a range of practice and CCG-level data relating to mental health.
OHID publish both a Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Profiling Tool and a Perinatal Mental Health Profile This tools contain a range of measures of mental health and wellbeing for local areas.
The National Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network (NMHDNIN) publish a series of profiles that include a range of mental health data.
The OHID Health Profiles and Child Health Profiles provide snapshot overviews of health for local areas, and include some data on hospital admissions for self-harm, suicides and mental health conditions.