The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has published a news story discussing findings from new research exploring mental health services and support for children and young people in England with social care involvement. Analysis of 20,000 case notes for 70 young people showed CAMHS often rejects referrals with complex social factors like unstable homes or insecure immigration status. This blocks access to CAMHS for those in foster or residential care seen as unstable. The research urges more CAMHS funding, less emphasis on social stability before therapy, better parental mental health support, and more early intervention services.

