Tag: mental health
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Children in most need of specialist mental health support often turned away
New research shows that children from the most deprived areas are twice as likely to be rejected by NHS mental health services than those from the least deprived areas. Despite it being well established that these vulnerable children are more likely to suffer mental health conditions, analysis by researchers at Cambridge University and the National…
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Children’s mental health services annual report 2022-23
Published by the Children’s Commissioner, this report contains findings on children’s access to mental health services in England during the 2022-23 financial year, based on new analysis of NHS England data. It shows that demand for children’s mental health services continues to outstrip the availability of support. Despite welcome increases in investment in Children and…
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Calling for a renewed focus on prevention and early intervention to support children and young people’s mental health.
On the eve of the general election, we’re reinstating our call for a renewed focus on prevention and early intervention for children and young people’s (CYP) mental health. With over a quarter of a million CYP waiting over a year to receive support from CAMHS, it is clear that the current system is not working.…