Dr. Susan Finnerty:

That is true. I am hopeful that the assistant psychologists in primary care will address some of that need, even though there are not many of them. I mentioned Jigsaw. Young people can go there to get that kind of support where a serious mental illness is not involved. I have been told by nearly all the teams in CAMHS that they are absorbing everybody with any mental health difficulties. They sit on waiting lists, meaning that people with serious mental illness cannot be assessed and treated. Triage is going on and some areas have managed to get their waiting lists right down, but there are very few community services for the less seriously ill and there they sit on the waiting lists.