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A surge in child mental health cases is expected to emerge as schools reopen next week, amid warnings of a “crisis on top of a crisis” hitting vulnerable children during the pandemic.
Paediatricians, psychologists and charitable groups providing mental health support all told the
Observer they were seeing increasing demand and warned of another surge as lockdown is lifted. Several reported longer waiting lists for young people in need of help.
Some charitable mental health services said they had seen a 70% rise in demand over the past three months, compared with the previous year. The number experiencing eating disorders, self-harm and even psychosis is causing serious concern. There are also warnings that the crisis is having a disproportionate impact on children living in poverty.
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