Mental health inpatient services short of beds

    Mental health inpatient services for children and adolescents
    are suffering form a shortage of emergency beds, according to a
    survey carried out by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

    The survey, published in the Psychiatric Bulletin,
    reveals one third of child psychiatrists are concerned about a lack
    of emergency beds and facilities for young people with mental
    health problems. One quarter said there was poor provision for
    high-risk cases.

    The college surveyed nearly 300 members of the college’s
    child and adolescent faculty in England and Wales.

     

     

     

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