Vulnerable children still sent to 'unsafe' adult services

Vulnerable children are still being admitted to "unsuitable" or unsafe adult services, the Mental Health Commission said today.

Vulnerable children still sent to 'unsafe' adult services
Fri, 12 Jun, 2015 - 13:46

Vulnerable children are still being admitted to "unsuitable" or unsafe adult services, the Mental Health Commission said today.

The number of children admitted to mental health care last year rose by 3.9% last year to 431 - with more than one in five of them housed in adult units.

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