Monday 23 October 2017

Children waiting up to 18 months for mental health treatment – CQC

Children waiting up to 18 months for mental health treatment – CQC NHS watchdog’s report sounds alarm that accessing care for under-18s in England takes so long, amid self-harm concerns

Children with mental health problems are waiting up to 18 months to be treated, a government ordered report will reveal next week in an indictment of the poor care many receive.

A Care Quality Commission report into child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) will warn that long delays for treatment are damaging the health of young people with anxiety, depression and other conditions. Continue reading... The Guardian

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