The words to use
- Probable mental disorder
- The NHS survey's term for young people whose answers suggest a likely mental disorder. It is a survey estimate, not a count of diagnoses.
- Mental health support team
- A team working with schools and colleges to give early mental health support. These teams covered 60% of pupils in England in 2025–26.
- Needs-led plus diagnosis
- The October 2026 independent review's proposed model: support based on need, with diagnosis where it helps, so help is not locked behind a label.
- Online Safety Act 2023
- The law requiring online platforms to tackle illegal content and protect children, overseen by Ofcom. Its child-safety duties were fully in effect by summer 2025.
- Reverse causation
- When the supposed effect may be causing the cause: low mood might lead to more time online, rather than time online causing low mood.
