Some children in Northamptonshire waiting more than a year for mental health help, health boss says

Some children in Northamptonshire waiting more than a year for mental health help, health boss says Some children in Northamptonshire who need specialist help after suffering trauma are having to wait for more than a year for treatment.

A senior manager at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) conceded some waits are “too long” at a meeting of members of NHFT. An experienced social workers also told the meeting that this is a “national problem”. Northampton Chronicle and Echo