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Chartwells and Lewisham: School meals contract approved

Save Lewisham Hospital: CAMHS cut will cost more long-term

The council says its hands are tied because of years of Government austerity – Lewisham’s budget has been slashed by 40 per cent in the past decade, equating to about £500 per resident.  It has also says it will be investing in early help and support in schools in a bid to prevent mental health issues becoming so severe that children need CAMHS.   But although there is a general acceptance of the majority of cuts, all 11 members of Lewisham’s children and young people select committee voted against the CAMHS one, with the chair Cllr Luke Sorba pushing for reserves to be used instead.  

Lewisham Cllr asks council to hold off on CAMHS cut

Councillor Sorba quoted experts to expect a surge in children in mental health crises A Lewisham councillor made an impassioned plea to council bosses to rethink a quarter of a million pound cut to children’s mental health services in light of the pandemic.  And the council has promised to hold on to the money it’s cutting in case there is a spike in demand when lockdown eases. As part of a programme of cuts worth £40 million over the next three years, the council is proposing to cut £250,000 from the CAMHS budget.  The services are notoriously underfunded, with an NHS target of only 35 per cent for treating young people with a diagnosable mental health condition.  

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