‘I waited nine months then had to move house to get any mental health care’

‘I waited nine months then had to move house to get any mental health care’ New data reveals one-fifth of young people “always feel anxious” amid worsening mental health crisis.

A student nurse said she felt “abandoned” as she struggled to get the mental health support she needed amid a worsening mental health crisis among young people.

Niamh O’Connor has had an eating disorder for six years, which led to her being admitted to hospital. When she left at the end of 2020, she found herself on a waiting list for nine months but it was only when she moved house that she says she was finally offered care. The Independent