Services which provide support for peoples mental health have come under intense strain during the pandemic according to providers.
Children who have overdosed or self-harmed are being treated in some London hospitals, with doctors warning of a ‘surge’ in mental health cases in the young.
One child and adolescent psychiatrist has claimed the number of young people seeking help with their mental health has ‘sky rocketed’.
Sky News’ Health Correspondent Ashish Joshi reports.
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