Cancellations of NHS child mental health sessions jump 25%

Staff shortages and growing demand reported to be behind annual rise in England

Growing numbers of troubled children are having appointments with NHS mental health services cancelled, the organisation’s data show.

Figures obtained by the mental health charity Mind reveal that CAMHS (child and adolescent mental health services) in England cancelled 175,094 appointments with vulnerable patients between August 2018 and July 2019.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/34RHLCT