CYP Now - Young people in coastal areas 'less able to access mental health support'

Children with mental health problems in many coastal areas across Britain are less able to access support despite having greater need, according to evidence submitted to a parliamentary inquiry.

The Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) says that lack of access to mental health services is particularly acute in coastal areas outside of the south of England.

Just nine seaside towns, all in the south west or south east of England, are served by an association member who lists that area as their primary place of work. These are Brighton, Worthing, Bournemouth, Poole, Penzance, Redruth, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Weston-Super-Mare.

Young people in coastal towns in Northumbria, Essex, Kent and Cornwall may have some limited access through outreach psychotherapists based nearby, the ACP said.

However, the Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, East Anglia, Lancashire, Cumbria and Wales coastlines have no access to child and adolescent psychotherapists.

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