Only 25 per cent of children and young people with diagnosable mental health conditions access the support they need, while others have faced waits of up to 18 months.
The worrying situation has been described by independent health regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which is warning of a system that is fragmented and varying in quality.
The findings come from the first phase of the CQC’s government-commissioned review of mental health services. It concludes that too many young people are not getting the mental health support they need because it is too difficult to access services.
Published on Friday (October 27), the report draws on existing research, CQC inspections of mental health services, and interviews with young people in a bid to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current system.
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