Children in mental health crisis spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England

Exclusive: Children as young as three in emergency departments for mental health problems, data obtained by Labour reveals

Children suffering mental health crises spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England last year seeking urgent and potentially life-saving help, NHS figures reveal.

Experts said the huge amount of time under-18s with mental health issues were spending in A&E was “simply astounding” and showed that NHS services for that vulnerable age group were inadequate.