Self-harming troubled teen 'not high priority' for Camhs waiting list 

Mental health problems were a factor for many young people known to care services and despite undertakings that different agencies would work together, some were still "falling through the cracks". Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA 

A deeply traumatised young girl who was self-harming but not considered a high priority by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) is just one example of children at risk of "slipping through the cracks".

In another instance, a teenager in a youth detention centre would effectively have been made homeless if released due to the lack of a suitable residential placement, the Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP) found.