25/11/20 – Catherine West MP Puts Mental Health on the Map in the Comprehensive Spending Review Debate
By Helen Clark: Campaign Manager, Child Mental Health Charter Campaign; Lead Author for the APPG on A Fit and Healthy Childhood A big ‘thank you’…
Read More 22/11/20 – Chancellor Tipped to Announce New Money for Children’s Mental Health Services
HEADLINE PRIORITY IN COMPREHENSIVE SPENDING REVIEW PLANS By Helen Clark: Campaign Manager, Child Mental Health Charter Campaign Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is set…
Read More 10/10/20 – Government money for research into effects of pandemic on children’s mental health is but one small step…
https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3942 One of six research projects to receive a share out of £495,000 out of £2m government funding looking at the effects of Covid-19 on…
Read More 07/10/20 – World Mental Health Day is on Sunday 10/10/20
Watch and listen here Today Dr Lisa Cameron MP served notice on Secretary of State Matt Hancock that a nation is waiting for him to…
Read More 15/09/20 – Dr Lisa Cameron MP questions Secretary of State Matt Hancock
Watch and listen here Today Dr Lisa Cameron MP served notice on Secretary of State Matt Hancock that a nation is waiting for him to…
Read More 14/09/20 – A Strategy for Children’s Mental Health
On 21st July 2020, Dr Lisa Cameron MP tabled the following Question: ‘To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of…
Read More 08/09/20 – Over half of parents say their greatest worry since the pandemic is their child’s mental health
The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign has called upon the Government to prioritise children’s mental health on their return to school as of urgency. NOW…
Read More 07/09/20 – Children returning to school are already showing anxiety disorders
Children back at school are showing clear symptoms of distress. Yet the Government has failed to address the effects of the shut-down and teachers are…
Read More 02/09/20 – Scottish Action on Mental Health
THIS IS WHAT THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT IS DOING ON MENTAL HEALTH —- YESTERDAY THE UK GOVERNMENT SAID…..NOTHING Helen Clark, Campaign Manager for the Child Mental…
Read More 01/09/20 – Children’s Society Predicts Crisis as Schools Open – Helen Clark writes
The Children’s Society and Labour Opposition Leader Sir Keir Starmer MP have predicted a severe service crisis as children return to school accompanied by a…
Read More 31/08/20 – Children’s Mental Health: A Select Committee Inquiry
BACKGROUND The case for new Mental Health legislation was made following the Wessely Independent Review of the 1983 Act. The Review (although welcome) said little…
Read More 24/08/20 – The Mail nails it!
Over the past week, we have witnessed anger and outrage at the catastrophic mismanagement of A, B Tech and GCSE exam results. The focus has…
Read More 11/08/20 – Minister commits to publish White Paper to ‘pave the way’ for a reform of the original 1983 Mental Health Act
BUT WHEN? AND WHERE IS THE MENTION OF CHILDREN? The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign is grateful to Labour MP Dan Carden for tabling a…
Read More 06/08/20 – Supporting Children and Young People with Worries about Covid-19
This useful guide from the Universities of Reading and Oxford is designed to help parents, carers and those who work with children and young people…
Read More 05/08/20 – Peers support the Child Mental Health Charter
The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign would like to thank Lord Reynard, Baroness Walmsley and Baroness Lister very much indeed for their messages of support…
Read More 24/07/20 – Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Announce Fund to Support Mental Health in the Wake of COVID-19
Through their Royal Foundation, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enabled £1.8 million to support key workers and those with mental health problems arising directly…
Read More 22/07/20 – A Record 80% surge in calls to National Domestic Abuse Helpline spells danger for children
The National Domestic Abuse Helpline has received an 80% surge in calls /for help in June amidst warnings of a looming autumn surge (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/23/domestic-violence-helpline-calls-80-june-amid-warnings-surge/). Domestic…
Read More 21/07/20 – Support for our Campaign
Helen Clark, Campaign Manager for The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign, is delighted to share this message of support from the children’s mental health charity…
Read More 19/07/20 – Services will be ‘deluged’ by mental health referrals when school doors open in September, experts predict
Teachers and health service providers have predicted a huge crisis in children’s mental health needs when schools re-open in September (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/19/therapists-and-teachers-warn-of-looming-mental-health-crisis). Ieso Digital Health puts…
Read More 18/07/20 – Teachers fear a rise in hunger in children returning to school in September – Magic Breakfast Survey
Magic Breakfast is a charity that provides school breakfasts to vulnerable children. Their survey assessed teacher’s views on how food insecurity, in the context of…
Read More 16/07/20 – Is Prime Minister Johnson tearing up his promise to reform the 1989 Mental Health Act?
Campaigners desperate for a new Mental Health Act during the course of this Parliament may have their hopes dashed after Prime Minister’s Questions on 15th…
Read More 14/07/20 – Child Suicides May Have Increased During Lockdown
CHILD SUICIDES MAY HAVE INCREASED DURING LOCKDOWN New research from the National Child Mortality Database suggests that child suicides may have increased during the Covid-19…
Read More 10/08/20 – Will there be extra resources for schools that will need Child Mental Health Services post-lockdown? – Baroness Massey asks in the Lords
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2020-07-08a.1193.0#g1200.3 My Lords, some children who have been out of school for such a long time will need extra support to help them reintegrate and…
Read More 08/07/2020 – The Effect of the Covid-19 Outbreak on Children’s Mental Health, and a New Early Day Motion
In the December 2019 Queen’s Speech, Boris Johnson announced his intention to reform the 30-year-old 1989 Mental Health Act during the course of this parliament.…
Read More 18/05/2020 – Dr Lisa Cameron MP asks Gavin Williamson to Prioritise Children’s Wellbeing in Decisions Related to the Easing of Social Distancing and the Reopening of Schools
Dr Lisa Cameron MP, SNP Lead on Mental Health, wrote to the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson. The letter was signed by 65…
Read More 08/05/2020 – Prioritising Play When Schools Re-Open Will Help Children’s Mental Health, say Experts
Mental health experts have asked Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, to encourage teachers to prioritise play when the Government gives the green light for schools to…
Read More 21/04/2020 – Research Seeks to Tackle COVID-19 Impact on Young People’s Mental Health – Helen Clark Writes
The University of Oxford has set up a research project, aiming to track children and young people’s mental health throughout the Coronavirus crisis to identify…
Read More 06/04/2020 – Mental Health Role is a Shadow Cabinet Post, in its own right
Helen Clark, Lead Author for the APPG on A Fit and Healthy Childhood has warmly welcomed the appointment of Rosena Allin Khan as Shadow Minister…
Read More 01/04/2020 – Children’s Commissioner Calls For retired staff to help vulnerable children
The Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield wants to see retired social workers and a range of school, nursery and care staff who have been furloughed as…
Read More 29/03/2020 – Government Launches £5M Package to Boost Mental Health Support
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge launched a scheme today to support mental health at a time of high anxiety during the coronavirus lockdown. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8164025/Kate-William-launch-5million-scheme-support-Britains-mental-health.html…
Read More 06/02/2020 – 6th February 2020, Children’s Mental Health Week Debate
HOUSE OF COMMONS The debate was held by Shadow Minister (International Development) Preet Gill MP and the Government reply was given by Nadine Dorries, the…
Read More 05/02/2020 – This week is Children’s Mental Health Week – Helen Clark writes
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK: 3rd-6th FEBRUARY 2020 This is an extremely important week for everyone who wishes to ensure that children’s mental health comes to…
Read More 03/02/2020 – 3rd-6th February 2020, Children’s Mental Health Week
This is an extremely important week for everyone who wishes to ensure that children’s mental health comes to the very forefront of policy making. Today,…
Read More 31/01/2020 – Who’s signing the Early Day Motion?
21/01/20 – Holly Lynch, the MP for Halifax and a tremendous supporter of the Child Mental Health Charter Campaign tabled new Early Day Motion 73: …
Read More 31/01/2020 – Children’s National Mental Health week, 3-9 February 2020 – Helen Clark writes
CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 3rd – 9th February 2020 This important week is a brilliant early opportunity in 2020 for all supporters of the…
Read More 29/01/2020 – MPs urge Government to put children’s needs at the heart of new mental health legislation – Katy Morton writes
A Labour MP has tabled a motion calling for children’s needs be made a focus of any reforms to the Mental Health Act, which were…
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