Shocking new figures have revealed that Borders children are waiting up to nine months for a mental health appointment.
A new Freedom of Information request by the Scottish Conservatives uncovered that the longest wait for a first appointment with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) reached 39 weeks.
Vulnerable children and young people in the Borders are suffering truly appalling waits for mental health treatment on the SNP’s watch.
Even before the pandemic, the SNP were presiding over a mental health crisis and the Covid pandemic has only made the problem worse.
The SNP have left vital services completely overstretched.
They owe young people an apology and a commitment that these shocking statistics will improve immediately.
No patient should be waiting nine months to have their first mental health appointment.
Vulnerable young children deserve far better than these intolerable waiting times.
This is a betrayal of young people in the Borders.
