Councils respond to Children's Society 'Good Childhood report 2016'

overnment, federal Government
"To ensure children suffering with mental health are fully supported, we need a joint approach that includes every organisation involved in a young person's life, such as schools, carers, the health service, councils and specialist providers. "The Government's Future in Mind programme emphasises the importance of joint working and we support its aspiration to improve our children and young people's mental health and wellbeing. "But this vision needs to be backed with proper funding, which at the moment is around just 6 per cent of the NHS mental health budget and 0.7 per cent of its overall budget. Not only is more investment needed if we are to deliver the mental health support our children and young people need and deserve, but we need to be sure that money is making its way to the services most needed in each individual community.