Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures, 2024-25

Analysis of median length of detention by gender shows that males were likely to be detained slightly longer than females during 2024-25, when CTOs were excluded. However, when CTOs were included both men and women had the same median length of detention of 26 days.

Amongst adults, the length of detention for adults tend to increase with age, with length of detention for people under 18 being longer than most adult groups. The median length of detention for 65 and over age group was highest both when CTOs were included or excluded.

When CTOs were included and excluded, the length of detention evens out among the ethnic groups. Across all known ethnic groups, when CTOs are excluded, the median length of detention was either 26 or 27 days (depending on the specific group) during 2024-25.