CAMHS Is Broken: The Data Now Proves It

The data now proves what lived experience has long revealed; CAMHS is failing by design, not by accident.

When I wrote “CAMHS Nearly Killed Me (And It’s Not Okay)”, I wasn’t being metaphorical. It was a direct account of how Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) can harm the very people they claim to help. My experience of dismissal, invalidation, and institutional hostility is now echoed in the data from the CAMHS Survey 2024 confirming that…