“I wouldn’t even go and see my friends, but now I’m looking at going to college, I’ve got a job and things are moving forward.”It means the world, this investment they’ve put in shows that they care for us as young people, and that’s what we need.”The service is run by Hywel Dda health board and o far just over £3m has been spent, with other centres being developed in the Betsi Cadwaladr, Swansea Bay and Aneurin Bevan health board areas.Angela Lodwick, who leads children’s mental health services for Hywel Dda, said: “We’ve had a major increase in anxiety and OCD (obsessive compulsive disorders) and eating disorders in particular since the pandemic.”We’ve seen a marked rise in adolescent presentations with self harm, and a significant rise in those young people ending up in the accident and emergency department, which we know is not the best place for them to be, given the significant pressures there.”The health board has also developed “sanctuaries” in Aberystwyth and Haverfordwest with third sector organisations.