We are sitting on children’s mental health ‘timebomb’ after £50m government cuts

Mirror | Nicola Fifield | 15 February 2015

Campaigners blame a rise in cyber-bullying, ‘sexting’ and massive funding cuts since 2010 for the crisis

Massive cuts to services which treat troubled children have created a mental health timebomb, campaigners said.

They spoke out after disturbing figures revealed the number of children turning up at A&E with mental health conditions had almost DOUBLED in four years.

Every day nearly 50 young people aged 18 or under arrive at casualty units with psychiatric ­problems. In all, 17,278 attended A&E in England last year, compared to just 9,328 four years ago. Article