English: Thank you very much, Deputy Llywydd. I'd like to thank everyone who's taken part in the debate this afternoon on such a vitally important topic. Childhood and adolescent mental health services have been severely stretched for many years, but the problems have been compounded by the pandemic, which has been widely referred to during today's debate, both in terms of waiting times, but also in terms of increasing the numbers needing support. Barnardo's Cymru staff are reporting there has been an increase in mental health and well-being issues amongst the children and young people they work with. As a member of the health committee, I was able to take evidence from witnesses on the state of mental health services during our inquiry into waiting times. We heard from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, amongst others, who highlighted how mental health services were struggling well before the pandemic. They said that waits and barriers to access would be unacceptable in any other area of medicine. And we heard from stakeholders the very real costs of these waits, as delays in treatments have significant consequences for young people, not only intensifying their suffering, but often leading to more complex needs and increasing treatment costs. We are forcing more young people into mental health crisis because of our lack of early intervention. The fact that half of young people receive an assessment within 28 days of referral should be a matter of national shame, particularly when we have been aware of the issues facing CAMHS for many years. It is past time we had an urgent review of CAMHS provision in Wales, as James Evans outlined in opening the debate. He was very brave to stand up and talk about some of his personal -
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Hoffwn ddiolch i bawb sydd wedi cymryd rhan yn y ddadl y prynhawn yma ar bwnc mor hanfodol bwysig. Mae gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl plant a'r glasoed wedi bod dan bwysau difrifol ers blynyddoedd lawer, ond mae'r pandemig wedi gwaethygu'r problemau, fel y nodwyd yn eang yn ystod y ddadl heddiw, o ran amseroedd aros, ond hefyd o ran cynyddu'r niferoedd sydd angen cymorth. Mae staff Barnardo's Cymru yn nodi cynnydd mewn problemau iechyd meddwl a llesiant ymhlith y plant a'r bobl ifanc y maent yn gweithio gyda hwy. Fel aelod o'r pwyllgor iechyd, gallais glywed tystiolaeth gan dystion am gyflwr gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl yn ystod ein hymchwiliad i amseroedd aros. Clywsom gan Goleg Brenhinol y Seiciatryddion, ymhlith eraill, a dynnodd sylw at y ffordd yr oedd gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl yn ei chael hi'n anodd ymhell cyn y pandemig. Dywedasant y byddai amseroedd aros a rhwystrau i fynediad yn annerbyniol mewn unrhyw faes meddygol arall. A chlywsom gan randdeiliaid am gostau gwirioneddol yr amseroedd aros hyn, am fod oedi cyn cael triniaeth yn arwain at ganlyniadau sylweddol i bobl ifanc, gan ddwysáu eu dioddefaint, ond gan arwain yn aml hefyd at anghenion mwy cymhleth a chostau cynyddol am driniaethau. Rydym yn gorfodi mwy o bobl ifanc i wynebu argyfwng iechyd meddwl oherwydd ein hanallu i ymyrryd yn gynnar. Dylai'r ffaith mai hanner y bobl ifanc sy'n cael asesiad o fewn 28 diwrnod i gael eu hatgyfeirio fod yn destun cywilydd cenedlaethol, yn enwedig gan ein bod wedi bod yn ymwybodol o'r problemau sy'n wynebu CAMHS ers blynyddoedd lawer. Mae'n hen bryd inni gael adolygiad brys o'r ddarpariaeth CAMHS yng Nghymru, fel yr amlinellodd James Evans wrth agor y ddadl. Roedd yn ddewr iawn i godi a siarad am rai o'i -