‘He hates failing’: mother describes lack of help for autistic son | Autism | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/he-hates-failing-mother-describes-lack-of-help-for-autistic-son

#Autism
#Autistic
#AutisticKids
#SEN
#SEND
#VsrndeanSchool
#Brighton
#NoSupport
#WaitAYearForSupport
#EHCPs
#EHCPlan
#FailFirstBeforeSupport
#FailFirst
#CAHMS
#Benefits

And another failure to add to the (increasingly) long list for the government! But the ones affecting kids are the most heinous ones...

#ireland #cahms

https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2023/07/26/children-with-problems-disappear-in-ireland-says-chair-of-mental-health-commission/

Twice we've tried to access support from CAHMS and twice we've been knocked back "because autism".

It really sticks the boot in when it takes more that 12 months to even be seen by someone and then you're kicked to the curb with nothing but best wishes.

#CAHMS #NHS #NHSCrisis

Liberal Democrats have long campaigned for Parity of Funding for Mental Health Funding.
This is why ▶️
More people face being shut out of NHS mental health services, experts warn
Calls for more funding as potential surge in demand for services in England threatens to put unsustainable pressure on system ▶️

#CAHMS
#LibDems
#MentalHealthServices

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/27/more-people-shut-out-nhs-england-mental-health-service-mind-charity?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other