Pandemic driving 'new crisis' in under-pressure child mental health services

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The pandemic has created a “new crisis” in child mental health services for an “already over-stretched” service, a review of the sector has found.

Between 2019 and 2020, there was a 66% increase in eating disorder admissions to paediatric hospitals, and 51% increase in admissions to child psychiatry units, the paper published in the Irish Medical Journal states.