The National Health Service (NHS) is under fire for being inadequate in helping young people with issues regarding their mental health. This is based on the findings of many psychiatrists in England on December 28.
The adolescent years of a person are crucial, as these are the years when one's self-esteem is tested and that being said, these teens need proper guidance and counseling for them to survive whatever it is that they are going through. Apparently, the NHS, a government institution that is expected to handle this wisely has not been doing a good job, according to The Guardian.
Seven out of 10 psychiatrists specializing the treatment of children and teenagers who are suffering from anxiety, depression and other mental condition believe that the NHS is either inadequate or very inadequate. This just shows parents cannot trust their children's mental health in this institution. The survey also noted that only 19 percent of these psychiatrists think that the NHS is adequate enough to handle young people's anxiety, while 9 percent thought they are not that bad.
Bottom line, the NHS needs immediate improvement in this case because the lives of young people are at stake. Some of what the NHS is doing earlier this year has also been quite alarming since it involves sending minors home while they suffer from having serious mental illnesses. They do this because their facilities are running out of beds. Some of the kids that they sent home have eating disorders that are life-threatening.
Meanwhile, according to ITV, the Care Quality Commission is on it to tell NHS about the improvements that they need to make. An inspection was done and it is so far making the NHS work on whatever it is that they need to change to accommodate young people who are in need of medical assistance focusing on their mental health.
