Synopsis

A child mental health crisis grips Britain. Nearly half a million children are either awaiting treatment or currently receiving it. While the government has pledged increased funding for child mental health services, access remains uneven, dictated by postcode. Some children face waits extending up to two years for an appointment, while others are sent hundreds of miles from home for care. In this Panorama, Sean Fletcher, whose own teenage son Reuben is hospitalized with severe obsessive comp