The Knesset Health Committee, chaired by MK Idit Silman, yesterday discussed the challenge of caring for mentally challenged youth, a few weeks after the "Israel Today" mental account conference.
"There are mothers here who came to the discussion with great courage," said MK Silman.
The committee will discuss budgeting.
The corona has made names, but we must also look at the family aspects. "
"The bottleneck in child care is that there are 270 child psychiatrists in the country for treatment in various settings," said the head of the mental health service at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Tal Bergman.
Over the years there has always been a 100 percent hospitalization pass.
The system is flooded with inquiries, and the responses have not increased, so the flooding is felt in every frame.
"Queues today can reach up to a year, in hospitalizations the wait can take weeks, while the experts are forced to discuss who to leave in the ward."
According to a senior Ministry of Health official, they will work to shorten waiting times for queues: "In the long run there is a national plan to thicken the system and open new centers. The idea is to increase mental health services for the community.
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