Pandemic's 'devastating' impact on Dorset children's mental health
THE need to deliver mental health therapy for children across Dorset has soared since the start of the pandemic, figures reveal. Data from NHS England show 49,360 mental health treatment sessions were delivered to under-18s by NHS services in the Dorset CCG area between April last year and January this year – 16.1 per cent more than in the same period 12 months before. It reflects the trend across England, where the number of sessions delivered increased by 16.1 per cent to around four million. This has prompted organisations such as the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) to warn ...
Source: dorsetecho.co.uk