Vulnerable children turned away from mental health treatment report finds

Vulnerable children turned away from mental health treatment report finds A report on the mental health and well-being of looked-after children notes that a significant number of local authorities and health services are failing to identify mental health issues when children enter care.

Almost half of children in care have a diagnosable mental health disorder, with looked-after children four times more likely than their non-looked after peers to have a mental health condition. House of Commons Education Select Committee

See also:

• Care children denied mental health help BBC News
• Children in care denied mental health services because of placement ‘uncertainty’ Community Care
• Many children in care denied mental health treatment, says report The Guardian