Data from half England's specialist services found a fifth have waited more than 12 weeks in the pandemic.
Sue Peacock's teenage daughter suffers from severe anxiety and has self-harmed.Ms Peacock said the situation has made her daughter feel depressed and start to become violent."That feeling of helplessness, I can't even describe how awful as a parent it is to see that.Specialist care is provided by a network known as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services .
A third of the trusts also provided data on youngsters still waiting for treatment, with the numbers doubling since the end of the first lockdown in June 2020.There are signs that waiting times have improved since before the pandemic. One of her pupils tried to kill themselves this year, but could not get seen. In the end her family had to pay to be seen privately.
"We have seen a big rise in referrals to mental health services and, as this data shows, it's clear they have been struggling to cope. The pandemic has had a huge impact on young people's mental health, exacerbating existing pressures and creating new ones.
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