More than two thirds of young people needing mental health help in Cardiff and the Vale are not being seen in time. For the tenth month in a row more than 70% of Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (sCAMHS) referrals waiting for a first appointment in Cardiff and the Vale were not seen within their target times in, figures reveal. Figures from Stats Wales also show that 83.3% of new Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board (UHB) sCAMHS referrals were not seen within the four week target time.
Cardiff Council member, Rhys Taylor, who called the statistics "appalling" has called for answers from the Welsh Government. Cllr Taylor, who is also the group leader for the Liberal Democrats at Cardiff Council said: "We cannot go month on month with over 70% of sCAMHS referrals not being seen within target times.
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