Mental health services are not getting it right for LGBT young people, says national charity 

A leading LGBT rights campaigner has highlighted the poor level of service young people are receiving from Child and Adolescent Mental health Services (CAMHS).
LGBT Youth Scotland spoke at the launch of their mental health commissions’ new campaign Mind our Health. The commission, which consists of 10 young people from across Scotland, described being told by mental health professionals that they “don’t deal with “LGBT issues. They pointed to particularly poor experiences among trans young people.

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