Two-year long waiting lists for child mental health treatment slammed as 'torturous'

Two-year long waiting lists for child mental health treatment slammed as ‘torturous’

The Scottish Government is being accused of “failing generations of young people” after new figures found hundreds of children are waiting more than two years for mental health treatment.

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