Away from hospital and into the community: A research report into alternative options for young people’s mental health crisis care

Away from hospital and into the community: A research report into alternative options for young people’s mental health crisis care Young people and expert mental healthcare staff say patients are unlikely to receive in-patient mental health care unless they “have attempted suicide multiple times”, according to a report published today by Look Ahead Care and Support.

Based on in-depth interviews with service users, parents and carers, and NHS and social care staff from across England, the findings draw on experience of treating depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, eating disorders, addiction and psychosis.

See also:

• Children in England at clear risk ‘cannot get mental health bed’ The Guardian
• ‘Young people having a mental health crisis are just dismissed’ The Guardian