Aside from the social & personal costs of childhood mental health (and its impact on later wellbeing & social integration), the lack of funding for tackling childhood mental health also has significant economic consequences.

If bean-counter politicians will not consider funding better services for helping alleviate the mental anguish of children for moral, ethical or social reasons, perhaps the economic argument might sway them?

Or maybe not.

#MentalHealth #children
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/05/uk-childhood-mental-health-crisis-to-cost-1tn-in-lost-pay-study-finds