COVID-19: Mental health services under intense pressure

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.

[T.G-HLL]

Yeah as someone who suffers with mental health all the bullshit the government chats doesn’t help ngl

[markcalvert]

My best friend ended her life on Monday Covid didnae get her. Lockdown did. Community is imperative for mental health support.

[susancresswel]

The mental health services have been in crisis for years due to the lack of funding by the government . There are No services for people to go to to get help it's even worse now due to the pandemic That's why people are committing suicide The help that is desperately needed is just not there it now needs MASSIVE Funding from the government to provide the care and a commitment from the government to Fund it instead of just Words....

[zoedark]

Isolation kills. We need human contact.

[hatersburnlovercarryon]

This locdown had brought my mental health to mental man I hate it

[mlpsh]

Mental Health services were already inadequate before COVID. It's just made a situation that was bad into a catastrophe. Yet still the amount of ignorance, lack of understanding & awareness and stigmatism/stereotyping of mental health & people who suffer with it are rife. When it comes to MH people are still in the dark ages and don't see things like Depression the way people see cancer.

[Pumanew]

the most important battle is in the mind :) the mind the mind the mind

[TSalvador]

It’s a disaster we haven’t been cared for

[dadada]

I was one of those who suffered mental health issues during the lockdown for reasons directly attributable to the lockdown. I am not among those who believe covid is a hoax, but lockdown is no realistic way to deal with covid. I maintain that "social distancing" is an unnatural human state. Humans require social contact.

[TheMoggiemum]

Mental health services were already under pressure pre covid. Underfunded and understaffed. I live in an area that has really excellent options for short term help, although they are struggling with demand, but those of us who need longer term support face not only long waiting times but difficulty getting onto waiting list for an assessment for longer term help.

[pcmartiny]

Yes, the lies are playing on our minds

[cegb]

I’d hate to be a young person during all this rubbish.

[amylenoir]

They don't do any thing for us it's ridiculous

[benbrittain]

It's like all they are asking is for the government to do there job and help fund this but no let's keep letting MPs just stuff the people money in there back pockets

[jackflavell]

Well the state shouldn’t lock everyone in their homes just because something bad might happen if they go outside

[freddiepiras]

Omg, sky news doing some real reporting

[DJSwezzleMusic]

Cure for mental health problems:
Delete Facebook and Twitter.

[benbrittain]

It's not like the government are going to do anything to help they only aren't to help them slefs and others when they are forced to

[paulhoskin]

Tell me about it .
Its mental out there

[ndvilow]

Another wave and variant will heal our society.