Mental health charity Lancashire Mind has launched an emergency funding appeal to support children and young people across the county after seeing a 116 per cent increase in demand for their services since January 2021.

The charity’s emergency appeal aims to raise £10,000 to help deliver much needed support within the county as young mental health referrals have doubled in England, with waiting lists growing and private psychiatrists reporting a surge in self-funded patients.

• To give what you can to Lancashire Mind’s fundraising appeal visit this GoFundMe Page