Child psychology crisis as support axed: Under 10s suffering depression and …

Swingeing cuts to the support network means many primary school children have needed hospital treatment because their psychological problems have spiralled out of control, piling more pressure on the health service.

A total of 15,500 children aged 10 or under have received treatment for stress, anxiety or depression in the past five years, according to figures from four of Britain’s biggest NHS mental health trusts.

The number of primary school pupils affected is likely to be far higher.

The YoungMinds mental health charity urged the Government to stop cutting vital funding to prevent a child psychology crisis.

Campaigns director Lucie Russell said: “An increase in under-11s needing mental health services is a sad and very worrying indictment of the society we live in and the pressures children face.

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