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'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

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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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Record

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

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

Wales Online

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

The Guardian - UK

Evidence of UK’s child mental health crisis is stark and compelling

Analysis: addressing the sobering reality is a challenge for ministers, the NHS and society as a whole

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The Guardian - UK

Why I left the UK’s broken children and young people’s mental health service

Dr Lubna Karim, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, says the plight of British youngsters now reminds her of when she worked in a Romanian orphanage

Daily Record

Half of young mental health charity clients are experiencing suicidal thoughts as waiting lists for CAMHS grows

Mental health support for young people in West Lothian can be inaccessible, with the waiting list for CAMHS often extending beyond four months.

Manchester Evening News

Mum sent horrific video of her 12-year-old daughter being beaten up by gang of thugs

The 12-year-old was 'kicked, dragged to the ground, jumped on and kicked in the head', says the devastated mum

Liverpool Echo

Mum horrified as she opens vile footage of teens 'attacking her daughter'

She said: "I fear for her every time she walks out the front door, every time she’s away now"

Wales Online

GPs struggling to get help for people with mental health concerns

Poll claims family doctors are having to provide support that is beyond their competence

The Independent UK

GPs struggling to secure help for people suffering mental health crises – poll

One in 10 GPs said they were forced to put children or young people on anti-depressants at least once every month due to a lack of other options.

Wales Online

Mum's heartbroken plea over death of son who fell through the gaps

'He couldn’t find his place. Unfortunately, he suffered in silence and he didn’t talk about his mental health'

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