Children need urgent trauma treatment for Grenfell fire

Nearly 90 children need urgent care for post-traumatic stress disorder following the Grenfell Tower fire, NHS figures show.

More than a third have declined treatment. Of the 88 children who were screened and recommended treatment, 50 are receiving specialist care and three have completed their treatment.

But 35 children or their families have not taken up treatment for reasons including they do not feel ready and they wish to move in to a stable home setting first.

David Bailey, from Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), said families were struggling with being in close proximity in cramped hotel rooms.

Just 18 households have moved into permanent homes while 45 are in temporary accommodation. The rest have spent the past four months in hotel rooms.