It goes on to ask for a guarantee to bring forward such legislative proposals at the earliest possible opportunity.<\/p>\n
The Government commissioned an Independent Review of the 1983 Mental Health Act in 2017, and it reported in December 2018.\u00a0The Queen\u2019s Speech included a Commitment to publish a White Paper early this year, setting out the Government\u2019s response in full, and paving the way for a bill to amend the Act.<\/p>\n
The EDM, which has so far received the support of 13 cross-party MPS, was launched by Holly Lynch, Labour MP for Halifax, a supporter of the\u00a0Child Mental Health Charter, which was published last year by Play Therapy UK, a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on a Fit and Healthy Childhood.<\/p>\n
The aim of the charter is to convince the Government to introduce new legislation to support children and young people with mental health problems.<\/p>\n
Headteacher Dani Worthington from Moorside Community Primary School in Ovenden, a school based in Holly Lynch\u2019s constituency, spoke at the launch of the charter last year.<\/p>\n
Each year I see an increased number of children in \u00a0school displaying symptoms of mental health issues which manifest themselves in many different ways and sadly I also see that the children are getting younger and younger.<\/p>\n
The current system we have in place does not work we are seeing children sat on waiting lists for years and years waiting to access the correct mental health support and diagnosis \u2013 these children need help and they need it now.<\/p>\n
I am not a mental health worker I am trained to educate children and therefore we have to be careful about how much expectation we place on school staff. There are resources available to schools to support children, there are many staff being trained as mental health first aiders who are trained to spot the symptoms, which is all welcomed and valuable but what happens when the mental health first aiders identify a concern \u2013 have we got the appropriately trained professionals in place to work and support these children?<\/p>\n
Dani Worthington, Moorside Community Primary School, Ovenden<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\nHelen Clark, spokesperson for the Child Mental Health Charter campaign, said:<\/p>\n
The fact that Holly Lynch has tabled this essential Early Day Motion is great news for everyone who feels that a major opportunity will be lost unless the reform of the Mental Health Act contains the urgent needs of children at its heart.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m especially grateful that it is Holly who has put down the motion because she knows only too well from the experience of professionals like Dani Worthington from Mornington School how much such a reform will be welcomed by parents and carers of children today.<\/p>\n
Helen Clark, Spokesperson for the Child Mental Health Charter Campaign<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\nMs Clark added, \u2018Mental health problems do not just \u201cspring up\u201d when people are in their teens. Unless the Prime Minister listens to the many families and professionals who support the Child Mental Health Charter Campaign whole generations of children will be badly disadvantaged.<\/p>\n
\u2018I hope that all\u00a0Nursery World\u00a0readers will encourage their own MPs to sign this Motion and make it something that they are proud to campaign on in Westminster.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
She went on to thank the \u2018inspirational\u2019 Monika Jephcott and Jeff Thomas (respectively chief executive and clinical director and registrar and director) of Play Therapy UK, who she said were \u2018unceasing drivers\u2019 of the Child Mental Health Charter.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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