Nearly 70 per cent of Lanarkshire kids fighting their psychological well being are ready greater than 18 weeks to start remedy.
And nearly one third of those that had been referred Baby and Adolescent Psychological Well being Companies (CAMHS) had been rejected.
These staggering statistics had been described by one Lanarkshire MSP as a “catastrophic failure” on the a part of the Scottish Authorities.
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Labour record MSP Mark Griffin advised Lanarkshire Reside : “Younger individuals have been hit exhausting by the pandemic and, in consequence, we all know that many younger individuals are coping with psychological well being points.
“Regardless of this, the SNP authorities has didn't correctly re-mobilise CAMHS providers.
“That is particularly evident in Lanarkshire, with nearly one in three CAMHS referrals being rejected and a staggering 68 per cent of sufferers ready longer than the goal time to start remedy.
“This has to finish – the Minister for Psychological Wellbeing should take motion now to kind this case out and make sure that our younger individuals get entry to the help they want, as rapidly as attainable.”
CAMHS statistics revealed on March 15, have proven that throughout Scotland 10,452 kids and younger individuals had been ready on remedy on the finish of December 2021, together with 1,887 in Lanarkshire.
Nationally, 23 per cent of CAHMS referrals had been rejected within the quarter ending December 2021 nonetheless in NHS Lanarkshire 32.6 per cent had been rejected.
That is regardless of calls practically 4 years in the past for the practise of rejecting CAHMS referrals to be ended.
The Scottish Authorities mentioned it had invested £4.25million this yr to assist well being board deal with backlogs and pointed to file exercise ranges within the final quarter.
Minister for Psychological Well being Kevin Stewart mentioned: “This has been made attainable by the exhausting work of NHS workers and sustained development within the CAMHS workforce.
“Beneath this Authorities (since 2007) CAMHS staffing has elevated by 83.4 per cent (+500.1 Complete Time Equal) and we proceed to create posts.
“Lengthy waits for remedy are unacceptable and we stay dedicated to fulfill the usual that 90 per cent of sufferers start remedy inside 18 weeks of referral.”