How can a young person wait over 90 hours in an emergency department for a bed?

It is more than just beds

“…We read with interest the correspondence by Myers et al 1 and echo their concern. In our region, child and adolescent psychiatrists are increasingly dealing with similar situations and are concerned for young people and their experience of services out of hours.…”

No beds for young people – also in Scotland

“…I read Myers et al ’s correspondence 1 with great interest. I am a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist working in the forensic child and adolescent mental health services and I am simply dumbfounded by the difficulties that frequently present when trying to coordinate in-patient admissions for young people in Scotland for those who have mental health problems and concurrent risk to others.…”