Tuesday 11 September 2018

Mental health waiting times mean 75% of young people get worse before treatment, report warns - The Independent

Mental health waiting times mean 75% of young people get worse before treatment, report warns - The Independent Three-quarters of young people referred to NHS mental healthservices waited so long to be seen that their condition had deteriorated further by the time they got to a doctor, a report has found.

Young people and their parents are being left to “fend for themselves” for months on end while waiting to access child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), according to a report by charity Young Minds. The Independent

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