Children with mental health problems must be severely unwell before they can get help at NHS

Children with mental health problems must be severely unwell before they can get help at NHS Children with mental health problems are being turned away by the NHS because their symptoms are not severe enough, an investigation has found.

Data obtained via freedom of information requests shows a third of mental health trusts in England reject child patients whose condition is not 'severe' or 'significant'.

GPs claimed some children were having to attempt or threaten suicide in order to be referred to a specialist. The Daily Mail

See also:

• More than half of GP referrals to CAMHS services rejected, poll reveals GPonline
• Children refused NHS mental health care for not being unwell enough The Guardian
• Number of children admitted to A&E with mental health problems jumps 330 per cent over past decade The Independent
• Mentally ill children prevented from getting specialist treatment iNews
• GPs paint bleak picture of child mental health services OnMedica
• Children rejected by NHS mental health trusts as criteria for GP referrals tightens Pulse