| January 03, 2022   Vulnerable children are waiting almost three years to access mental health care in some parts of the UK while others are seen in as little as a week, The Independent can reveal.
Psychiatrists described the disparity as a "scandalous postcode lottery" as they warned of the additional toll on young people's mental health caused by Covid.
One child expert said the knock-on effect of the pandemic on already stretched mental health services had been "like throwing a bomb into the whole thing".
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The Big Question  What is the environmental impact of a Christmas tree, and how should you dispose of it? "Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree, how lovely are thy branches". So goes the yuletide anthem, and yes, it seems humans everywhere relish the opportunity to bring a big old bit of foliage into their dwellings and cover it with twinkly trinkets to celebrate Christmas. Delightful.
But wait! Cutting down trees for a few weeks of pleasure is not very 21st century is it? We are not a pack of feckless Bolsonaros getting jacked on the illicit thrill of felling vital woodlands, are we?
So should we be cutting down these trees? What impact does it have on the environment? Should we stop? Or should we keep going? And when we have had enough of Christmas and its indoor trees, how should we rid ourselves of them?
The first question in ascertaining whether you should be on the naughty or nice list this year is: what sort of tree have you got?
Artificial trees are bad. In fact they are not trees at all, they just seem a bit like them to our rudimentary human senses.
A single artificial tree has a total carbon footprint of around 40kg, according to the Carbon Trust. They are usually made in China, and are composed of metal and plastic, which will ultimately go to landfill. This is bad.
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2022/01/03
Postcode lottery fuels child mental health crisis
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