An internal review of Tasmania's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service has found the system is under-resourced and unable to meet the needs of young people with the most complex needs.
He found that it was unlikely a young Tasmanian with autism spectrum disorder and depression who came from a separated family would be accepted for referral by CAMHS.
Professor McDermott has also recommended the creation of a dedicated mental health support service for children in out-of-home-care, and the construction of a "discrete" mental health in-patient unit for children and adolescents in the redeveloped Royal Hobart Hospital. "How terrible is it that we have a system, a government that is responsible for looking after children, that is not even providing the basic mental health services that they need," Mr Jacobson said.Ms Rowlings has this year started her own support group for the parents and carers of children and teens with eating disorders in northern Tasmania.
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