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Unfilled psychiatric posts leaving young people on 'unacceptably long waiting lists' – The Irish Times

In child and adolescent psychiatry, more than one-third of approved permanent consultant posts either vacant or filled on a temporary basis at end of 2023

One quarter of approved psychiatry posts not permanently filled

Nearly half a million antidepressant prescriptions are being given to children each year - as experts warn 'we have created a generation of lost and lonely young people'

Concerns have been raised regarding NHS guidelines which say antidepressants should only be prescribed for the most severe cases.

Inside 'mental health bank' helping children in 'crisis'

Warning - this article has references to suicide and self-harm from the start.

Children's emergency mental health referrals in England soar by 53% | Mental health

NHS data exposing a ‘devastating explosion’ of mental illness should be a ‘wake-up call’ for the government, MPs and health leaders say