Child mental health money not making frontline - report

[Northerner]

Money earmarked to boost mental health provision for children in England is failing to make it to front-line services, a new report suggests.

The government last year pledged £1.4bn for child mental health by 2020, but a report says millions of pounds is being used to offset NHS cuts elsewhere.

Specialist teams are also turning away up to a quarter of youngsters, it said.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the government was "determined to address" mental health problems.

The previous coalition government promised in 2015 an extra £250m a year during this parliament to improve mental health services for children in England.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37983593

 

[mikeyB]

Promises, promises. Not worth the paper they are written on.

 

[trophywench]

One of our daughters and 3 of her own daughters were subjected to threats of armed violence earlier this year. The daughter mainly affected by this (a VERY close relative of hers) was immediately referred for counselling as one would hope. She has after all been required to make all sorts of statements and videoed evidence to the police, which is certainly not a usual part of childhood.

Now they've been told she won't get any help.