Shortage of Mental Health Beds For Young People

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A family struggling to find mental health care for their 10-year-old daughter have called on health bosses to confront an acute shortage of beds for young people.

Shortage of Mental Health Beds For Young People

Samantha and Jonathan Lethbridge say their daughter has had episodes of suicidal thoughts 40 times in the past two weeks. They have been forced to care for her at home since an initial episode in A&E;, when they were told she would not be able to get psychiatric care. “Our daughter needs urgent medical support and there […]

Mental health patients sent hundreds of miles for beds as out of area placements rise 23 per cent

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Mental health services spent millions of pounds sending patients hundreds of miles for beds last year as use of ‘out of area’ hospitals increased by almost a quarter, research by Community Care and BBC News has found.