Like all ADCS roles, it consumes a significant amount of time which needs to be found on top of “the day job”. Nevertheless, I was clear that the issues we face in this area and impact on the whole of our services, meaning it was therefore important for me to “step up to the plate”.
At last month’s HCAN meeting we reviewed the recent ADCS Special Thematic Report on Children’s Mental Health published as part of ADCS Safeguarding Pressures research. If you haven’t already, I would urge you to read the full report.
The conclusions are sobering. It is clear that we are facing a crisis that will see an exponential increase in demand; this on top of current insufficiencies in the supply of appropriate care for some of our most vulnerable children.
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