Last year in Lancashire and Cumbria alone, 90 children and young peopleaged under 18 were held on adult mental health wards.
In total, around one in five child and adolescent mental health service(CAMHS) occupied bed days for under-18s are on adult wards.
The consequences of placing children on adult wards for treatment can begrave. MPs were recently told of a case of a young female being placedon an adult, mixed-sex ward and being disturbed in the toilet by anadult male patient.
After a lengthy battle in which campaigners worried that placing youngpeople on adult wards would be allowed to continue, the Government hasfinally acted and insisted young people must be treated onage-appropriate wards, under the Mental Health Bill.
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