{"id":7542,"date":"2021-01-08T10:31:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T10:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childmentalhealthcharter.com\/?p=7542"},"modified":"2021-01-08T10:31:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T10:31:44","slug":"29-03-2020-government-launches-5m-package-to-boost-mental-health-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childmentalhealthcharter.com\/29-03-2020-government-launches-5m-package-to-boost-mental-health-support","title":{"rendered":"29\/03\/2020 \u2013 Government Launches \u00a35M Package to Boost Mental Health Support"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge launched a scheme today to support mental health at a time of high anxiety during the coronavirus lockdown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8164025\/Kate-William-launch-5million-scheme-support-Britains-mental-health.html\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8164025\/Kate-William-launch-5million-scheme-support-Britains-mental-health.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They urge people to follow guidance from Public Health England by using video calls to keep in touch with family and friends, sticking to regular routines, and focusing on favourite hobbies or learning something new.<\/p>\n<p>Helen Clark, Lead Author of APPG Working Group Reports, comments:<\/p>\n<p>This is obviously good news and will be most widely welcomed,\u00a0 but the mental health needs of\u00a0<strong>children<\/strong>\u00a0 are urgent, clearly distinct from those of the adult population and need specific attention\u00a0<strong>in their own right.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign that arose from material\u00a0highlighted in Reports published by the APPG on A Fit and Healthy Childhood\u00a0has been urging the Government to make children\u2019s needs central to the promised reform of the 1983 Mental Health Act. 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