Record 420,000 children a month in England treated for mental health problems

Experts say many others are denied help, and ‘relentless’ rise in demand could overwhelm NHS

Analysis: evidence of a crisis is starkA child psychiatrist on leaving CAMHS

More than 400,000 children and young people a month are being treated for mental health problems – the highest number on record – prompting warnings of an unprecedented crisis in the wellbeing of under-18s.

Experts say Covid-19 has seriously exacerbated problems such as anxiety, depression and self-harm among school-age children and that the “relentless and unsustainable” ongoing rise in their need for help could overwhelm already stretched NHS services.

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paus4d
paus4d
10 months ago

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güzel sözler
güzel sözler
5 months ago