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West Dunbartonshire children waiting up to two years for mental health treatment

While children and young people are being seen quickly, concerns have been raised that after being referred for specialist treatment they face a wait of almost 24 months.

Glasgow Live

Mum terrified by daughter's confession to GP

"It's as if I've lost my daughter, and I'm just trying to find her again"

Liverpool Echo

A quarter of all deaths of young people are linked to suicide

The proportion of deaths related to suicide of five to 24 year olds is much higher than that for older people

Daily Record

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Regis Healthcare in Ebbw Vale bought by Hertfordshire firm

The hospital and its 190 staff will operate under Elysium Healthcare going forward

Birmingham Post

Stirling University study finds young people face 'postcode lottery' in securing mental health support

The study was commissioned as part of a UK research programme.

Daily Record

New study reveals a quarter of children referred to mental health services have suicidal thoughts

A QUARTER of children referred to mental health services in Scotland have been thinking about or attempted suicide, new research has shown.

The National (Scotland)

New clinical director aims to make Lanarkshire CAMHS Scotland’s best

Dr Lisa Sigouin has been appointed the new clinical director of Lanarkshire’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

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Lanarkshire youngsters needing mental health appointment will receive one in coming weeks

The CAMHS team will calling people - so keep an eye out for a call from an 0800 number

Daily Record

'Deeply concerning' number of attacks on teachers in Renfrewshire recorded last year

Data obtained via a Freedom of Information request showed there were 36 assaults in 2021-22

Daily Record

NHS mental health services are turning children away when they need us most

It’s galling to see young people bounced between overworked departments because their diagnosis doesn’t fit, says clinical psychologist Tara Porter

The Guardian - UK

Lanarkshire MSP demands action over autism assessment waiting times

Graham Simpson has written to the mental health minister over delays facing young people

Daily Record

Glasgow children's mental health support to get more funding

Organisations can apply for a share of £500,000

Glasgow Live

Councillors condemn 'inhumane' treatment of mental health patients in Western Trust

“People are presenting to medical professionals seeking support and being told there is nowhere to go. That is completely inhumane.”

Belfast Live

Hundreds of children in mental health crisis facing ‘unacceptable’ A&E waits every week

Exclusive: Trust chief executive warns a woman with learning disabilities waited 300 hours in A&E

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Daily Record

Hundreds of young people in Falkirk take up offer of help with mental health

The team behind the new face-to-face and digital services say they are still keen to reach teenagers and those who have left school

The Independent UK

Parents left ‘bawling’ trying to get mental health support for children – MP

Some are facing waits of two to four years for initial assessments, according to

Daily Record

Bonhill mum opens up on three year wait for son to receive mental health support

Samantha Lee Wotherspoon, 32, had been waiting since before the pandemic to meet with Child and Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for help for her son, Robbie.

Wales Online

Coroner warns more teens will die as she writes to Javid over death of girl, 14

Penelope Schofield warned there is a 'clear risk' young people in the UK will succumb and says we are failing them

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The Guardian - UK

Coroner issues warning on NHS mental health services after girl’s suicide

Coroner will write to health secretary after finding neglect led to death of 14-year-old Robyn Skilton in West Sussex

Daily Record

Scots mum's anguish as young son left waiting three years for mental health support

Samantha said she was told to wait until primary one when he is settled, but she has only just got a referral to the service now that he is in primary five.

Daily Record

NHS Dumfries and Galloway makes huge strides in treating young people's mental health

More than 90 of people referred to child and adolescent mental health services in the first three months of the year were seen within 18 months

Daily Record

Two West Dunbartonshire kids shunned from mental health services for roughly 10 months

The latest Children and Adolescents Mental Health Services (CAMHS) statistics show that between January and March, wait times are at the highest they've been at for over a year.

Dublin Live

Closure of children's mental health beds in west Dublin blasted as "abject failure"

It comes as the HSE confirmed that the beds would remain closed until at least September due to staff shortages.

Irish Mirror

HSE closes almost half of psychiatric beds for children and teens in west Dublin unit due to staff shortages

The HSE confirmed that the beds would remain closed until at least September due to staff shortages

The Guardian - UK

Record 420,000 children a month in England treated for mental health problems

Experts say many others are denied help, and ‘relentless’ rise in demand could overwhelm NHS

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