Scotland’s child mental health services too ‘complex and fragmented’
A powerful watchdog has warned that mental health services for children are too “complex and fragmented” and the system is under “significant pressure”.
A powerful watchdog has warned that mental health services for children are too “complex and fragmented” and the system is under “significant pressure”.
Recent high profile cases of suicide have put mental health awareness firmly in the headlines.
Concerns have been raised after it emerged an average of almost five people are injured every day in mental health units in the north and north-east.
The Scottish Government’s new Mental Health Minister Clare Haughey is poised to order NHS Grampian to end its controversial ban on treatment for adults with ADHD.