CAMHS in crisis: The systemic failing of Autistic people
'What are the specific ways that CAMHS fails Autistic children?
This is difficult to summarise. There is an interconnected network of systemic failings that culminate to create a potentially deadly set of failings. Every single day CAMHS turn away Autistic children, denying them support at a time of their life when they desperately need it. To summarise, it is a service that actively works against Autistic children and their families, but I believe we need to get a bit more specific.'
See piece by autistic advocate David Gray-Hammond here:
https://emergentdivergence.com/2023/03/09/camhs-in-crisis-the-systemic-failing-of-autistic-people/
My interview on yesterday's BBC Radio London here:
Please please keep sharing this petition. CAMHS have blood on their hands!