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A fifth of children rejected by mental health services, NSPCC suggests
The study spanned 35 mental health trusts across England and found that of 187,000 children referred, 40,000 did not receive help. It also found that one in six children who had suffered abuse were rejected treatment.
Peter Wanless, NSPCC’s chief executive, said: “There’s been a huge increase in awareness about all forms of abuse in recent years. If children don’t receive the right kind of help and support following a disclosure, the damage can last a lifetime and include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or suicidal thoughts in adulthood.
“Child and adolescent mental health services are just one part of the jigsaw and it’s clear the current range of support available doesn’t meet the needs of many abused and neglected children.
“More and more victims of abuse are speaking out and we need to match their bravery with more specialist therapeutic support that is age-appropriate and there for children and young people, for as long as they need it.”
Commenting on the report, Luciana Berger, shadow mental health minister, said: “These shameful figures show that ministers’ rhetoric about parity of esteem between physical and mental health services is not translating into reality.
“No child should be denied the help or support they need. It is unacceptable that children are being turned away from treatment only to become more seriously ill. In recent years the number of children turning up to A&E with a mental illness has almost doubled.
“More needs to be done to train and equip NHS staff with the skills they need to spot the signs of mental illness. But the government must also be held to account for breaking its promises. This year is has spent £107m less than it promised on child and adolescent mental health.”
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