Children refused NHS mental health care for not being unwell enough

GPs warn more children need help as research finds most trusts in England restrict referrals

Children with mental health problems must be severely unwell before they can get help at NHS trusts across England, an investigation has found.

Data obtained via freedom of information requests shows a third of mental health trusts only accept patients with “severe” or “significant” conditions for specialist child and adolescent mental health services.

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