The King’s Speech marked a positive step in the right direction for the mental health of babies, children and young people. We welcome the introduction of a new Mental Health Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 1983. The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, alongside the mental health sector, have long been calling for reform of the Mental Health Act 1983, and it is fantastic to… Source ..read more

The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition are delighted to announce that we have appointed 6 new organisations to join our steering group. Following an open recruitment process, Ambitious about Autism, Be Free Campaign, Leader’s Unlocked, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, No Limits, and Student Minds will join the 10 existing members of the steering group. Source ..read more

“We have long been calling for early support hubs to be established in every local area so young people can access early mental health support and advice in their community. After years of campaigning, we are proud to see a commitment to early support hubs in the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrats manifestos. The political parties have listened to our calls to fund the hubs. Source ..read more

Ahead of the election, we sent a letter, co-signed by nearly 60 members of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition to the leaders of the Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem parties calling on them to prioritse babies, children and young people’s mental health. The mental health of babies, children and young people is one of the most pressing issues of our time. As a coalition of… Source ..read more

In November, we launched our manifesto for babies, children and young people’s mental health, which outlined the action needed from political parties in the upcoming election to improve mental health outcomes for all babies, children and young people, With party manifestos now published and with only weeks to go until the election, we explore how far the three major political parties (Labour… Source ..read more

Young people don’t think politicians care about their mental health. Voters think politicians have not done enough to tackle the issue. And there’s deep concern from parents that the state of mental health services could negatively impact their children’s futures. That’s according to new research from three major mental health organisations – Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition… Source ..read more

Ahead of the upcoming election, the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition commissioned polling of 2,000 adults to find out their views on children and young people’s mental health. And what we found reveals that many voters think political leaders have failed to deliver on children and young people’s mental health. What did we find? The polling by More in Common found that nearly… Source ..read more

“Today sees the first of the election manifestos published, with the launch of the Lib Dem’s manifesto. The Lib Dems have pledged to put mental health on an equal footing to physical health and prioritise early access to mental health services for all. For children and young people, we welcome the commitments to establish early support hubs for children and young people in every community and to… Source ..read more

The lives of trans young people have been at the front and centre of both political and public debate in recent years – often fueled by toxic, harmful rhetoric, especially online. The recent publication of the Department for Education’s draft guidance for schools on ‘gender questioning children’ and the Cass Review’s final report have intensified these debates, which the Review noted are too often… Source ..read more

The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition are delighted to announce a new partnership with the law firm, DLA Piper. Following the launch of the Coalition’s new strategy for 2024-27, DLA Piper will be providing pro bono support to help us achieve our strategic priorities of a mentally healthy generation, early intervention for all, and strengthening specialist services. Source ..read more