What this survey doesn’t tell you— is the huge “hidden waiting lists” with children waiting years for an assessment of a neurodevelopmental condition #ADHD #Learning #Tics #ASD
https://twitter.com/ChildrensComm/status/1633369509825323008
Many children also have underlying genetics and/or medical conditions, educational and social needs— and hence their emotional wellbeing deteriorated whilst waiting on the list..
With wider family impacts
With wider family impacts
We need a real reflection of the situation on the ground, which is becoming untenable post pandemic..
Biggest at risk groups in the population are adolescent girls l..
The data speaks for itself👉🏽
Biggest at risk groups in the population are adolescent girls l..
The data speaks for itself👉🏽
More granular data here 👉🏽
https://twitter.com/mabsoud/status/1626211201037266945
A complete re-imagination of services is needed: in my view— moving towards joint up commissioning of paediatric & child mental health services…
A child’s wellbeing needs to be every child service’s business— especially after how badly we let them down during the pandemic
A child’s wellbeing needs to be every child service’s business— especially after how badly we let them down during the pandemic
We also need an urgent move away from single condition pathways,
To multi morbidity and differential diagnoses pathways..
Early intervention programmes for those languishing on waiting lists needed
To multi morbidity and differential diagnoses pathways..
Early intervention programmes for those languishing on waiting lists needed
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