More than 10,000 referrals for children – over 40% of the total – made to the national mental health and therapy service for ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. If your child is struggling with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties, your child’s school or GP may ...

NHS Tayside has stopped all new referrals for ADHD and autism to its Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) due to increased demand for assessments. The health board said the nationwide ...

The majority of children who accessed the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Camhs) in Ireland last year suffered a deterioration of their mental health during the referral process, a survey ...

Half of the referrals to a trust's children's mental health services resulted in no treatment last year, according to figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request. Children were ...

MORE than half the young people in the Cork/Kerry health region referred for mental health treatment during 2022 by their GPs were refused access to the CAMHS scheme, a new analysis has found. This ...

1. Take enough time. Speak with both the child and parent or guardian and try to gain an understanding of the complexity of the case and its context, and get a clear picture of any safeguarding issues ...

New figures obtained by Social Democrats TD Róisín Shortall show that the number of children on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting lists has increased by 12% in the six months ...

Exclusive A coroner has called for a review of a referral form for mental health service CAMHS after the death of a 15-year-old boy. Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been told to ...

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If your child is struggling with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties, your child’s school or GP may discuss referring them to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). To ...