As a Psychologist I refer families to services such as Paediatrics, Clinical
Psychology and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. It is extremely difficult for
families to arrange an appointment within a reasonable time frame. This means
that children and young people suffer as they wait for vital services.
Families suffer as they do not have the resources to cope with the challenges
and don’t have the right information to support the child. Schools are
challenged as they try to support young people who don’t have diagnoses or
ongoing support. There is a desperate shortage of these services and this
generation are suffering significantly.