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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aine Fox

Children’s mental health support ‘patchy’ with 80-day treatment wait in one area

PA Wire

Children’s mental health support across England is subject to a “postcode lottery”, with average waiting times of 40 days for starting treatment, a new report has warned.

The Children’s Commissioner described the picture for support across the country as “patchy” and called on the Government to have a “clear-eyed focus on the specific needs of children when it comes to investment.

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