Synopsis

Panorama gains exclusive access to the UK's largest mental health service and its young patients, exposing the daily struggles of clinicians as demand surges following the pandemic. In 2017, it was estimated that one in nine young people in England had a diagnosable mental health condition; today, that figure is one in six. Confronted with escalating waiting lists, staff shortages, and an increasing number of young people arriving at A&E in crisis, staff at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trus