Many families and young people told researchers of being "ping-ponged" around the system from service to service and a lack of co-ordination, the report Overshadowed, published today by the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition, suggests.
The report highlights how little over a quarter (27.9 per cent) of young people with both a learning disability and a mental health problem have had any contact with mental health services.
Just under a quarter of those who contacted services said they had to wait more than six months for help, according to the report commissioned by Comic Relief.
The coalition makes a number of recommendations calling for government, the NHS and local services to prioritise tackling the issue - including joining up support and giving young people and families a say in their care.
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