“Our analysis shows that when children need to wait for psychiatric care or investigation, the school often suffers and everyday life becomes difficult to handle.”
This is stated, among other things, in the report that Ivo has written together with the patient committees, which is based on analyzes of cases and complaints concerning children’s mental health.
Long waiting times
Almost a quarter of the complaints to PAN in 2021 concerned children who have or need psychiatric care – with Ivo that figure was almost a third. Complaints include that there is a lack of coordination in care, that waiting times are long and that communication is poor.
Serious consequences
Ivo has been pressing for several years that the risks of long waiting times are many, and the latest report shows that waiting times are still a major problem. And the consequences can be serious, it is stated. According to Ivo and Pan, the children risk becoming “homemakers”, which can have far-reaching consequences for their future.