In a joint report to the UN, looking into the progress made under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, they say austerity measures have hit essential services for children, including education, early years, early intervention services, youth services and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), which the report says are “vastly underfunded”.
Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, said demand for CAMHS is increasing to a point where the system is “overwhelmed”.
“This vastly underfunded service is leading to children and young people receiving unequal service. We need adequate funding but also investment in universal preventative and early intervention children’s service to curb the increase in mental ill health among children", she said.
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