Ministers urged to end need for mental health hospitals for children by 2030

POSED BY MODEL Undated file photo of a young girl using a mobile phone. A new report warns that children’s mental health is at risk due to poor access to services. PA. - (PA Wire)

The Government must commit to eliminating the need for mental health hospitals for children by 2030, a charity has said.

In a new report, Rethink Mental Illness said every child whose mental health deteriorates to the point of requiring a hospital stay represents a “failure of the state”.