“A service in crisis” Survey reveals GPs concerns about mental health services for children and young people

“A service in crisis” Survey reveals GPs concerns about mental health services for children and young people Most GPs (95%) believe mental health services for children and young people are critically failing and have deteriorated over the past six years. This has triggered many to describe their local NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) as “dangerous” and “unsafe”, new research shows. Stem4

See also:

• NHS is denying children help for mental health issues because they are not considered sick enough The Daily Mail
• Swamped NHS mental health services turning away children, say GPs The Guardian