Stigma is preventing young people from opening up about mental health issues, a youth charity has said.
Stigma is preventing young people from opening up about mental health issues, a youth charity has said.
By: Jo Carlowe Schools should be at the heart of improving mental health services for children and young people, according to a report, published today. The Value-Based Child and Adolescent Mental Health System Commission’s report: What really matters in children and young people’s mental health, led by Baroness Claire Tyler of Enfield, calls for […]
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has been criticized after it was revealed £50 million was cut from the children’s mental health budget – more than 6 percent in real terms – since 2010 when the Conservative-led coalition came to power.
According to government figures, the coalition spent £717 million on mental health from 2012 to 2013, compared to £766 million spent under the Labour government from 2009 to 2010.
