Cumbrian children's mental health services 'too confusing'

The pressures faced by young people in South Lakeland have been set out in a major report on Mental Health Services for Children.

The study was commissioned by the MP Tim Farron, and took eight months to complete.

The report found that systems for helping young people were often too confusing, and it makes a number of recommendations.

It was put together by health professionals, with a little help from a teenager who carried out her own research at school.

Fiona Marley-Paterson has the story.

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues there are numerous charitable organisations across the UK that you can turn to for help:

Mind - provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem

Young Minds - a leading UK leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people

SANE - a charity aiming to raise public awareness, excite research, and bring more effective professional treatment and compassionate care to everyone affected by mental illness

Rethink -a charity supporting almost 60,000 people each year across England to get through crises, to live independently and to realise they are not alone

Mental Health Foundation - a charity aiming to reduce the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health problems in the UK

A new report on Mental Health services for Children in Cumbria has found that the current systems are too confusing for young people and their parents.

The hard-hitting report tackles the difficult issue of suicide, and estimates that around 25,000 people could be affected by such a tragedy in the next ten years.

We'll be looking at the report's recommendations in tomorrow's Lookaround, but first, Fiona Marley Paterson has been speaking to one man with personal experience of the effects of mental illness.

There are numerous charitable organisations across the UK that aim to offer help and support to anyone who has a mental health problem:

Mind - provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem

Young Minds - a leading UK leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people

SANE - a charity aiming to raise public awareness, excite research, and bring more effective professional treatment and compassionate care to everyone affected by mental illness

Rethink -a charity supporting almost 60,000 people each year across England to get through crises, to live independently and to realise they are not alone

Mental Health Foundation - a charity aiming to reduce the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health problems in the UK

A report on children's mental health services in Cumbria has found the system is too confusing for young people and their parents to work out who to see.

It also found waiting times were often too long and not enough money is being spent on children's mental health services.

It's a report that was ordered by Lake District MP Tim Farron after he received a number of complaints about the existing services.