Day hospitals and centres for disturbed children in the London area.

Several hospitals and child guidance units in the London area have recently found it necessary to extend the educational facilities for disturbed children, and have established day centres or day hospitals, where psychiatric care can be given to children and their families for several hours daily. At a day-conference organized recently by the National Association of Mental Health at the Hospital Centre, London, members of the seven units in the London area took part in a discussion on their common and individual problems. The following arises out of the contributions to this conference.