THE OBSERVER
Rise in children suffering mental illness

Health services under strain as number of disturbed toddlers rockets,
Jason
Burke reports

Sunday September 10, 2000

Britain has been hit by a huge rise in the number of very young
children and
adolescents seeking treatment from psychiatrists for serious mental
health
problems, new research has revealed.

Of particular concern is a surge in the number of very young children
with
suspected mental health problems being referred to psychiatrists. They
include
hundreds less than two years old.

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