Who are the young people 'not ill enough' to get help? Every year thousands of mentally ill young people find the help they are receiving comes to an abrupt end when they hit a significant birthday.
Across Europe, it is a point reached somewhere between the ages of 16 and 21, marking the moment at which care from children's services comes to an end.
A significant proportion are in need of ongoing support and treatment, but among those moving into adult care many report feeling abandoned, neglected or poorly looked after.
Many others fail to get any support at all from adult services - their care reaching a very real cliff edge. BBC News
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