Suicide is the most common cause of death for boys aged between five and nineteen, and the second most common for girls of that age group. MP Norman Lamb said that in his time as Minister for Mental Health he was appalled by the institutional bias against mental health within our NHS that has existed for decades and is intrinsically linked to the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems. Child and adolescent mental health services are often described as the ‘Cinderella of the Cinderella service’. He has proposed a plan to transform services, accompanied by an investment of £1.25bn over five years, to increase access to the right treatment, in the right place, at the right time. Pray for those involved in NHS mental health services to have God’s wisdom to understand and explore ways to transform the service given to children, and for young people who are currently denied timely access to the treatment they need.
Children’s mental health in the UK
Written by David Fletcher 15 Apr 2016Additional Info
- Pray: for mental health workers in the NHS and Social Services to be equipped to give quality care to all. (Gen.28:15a)
- More: centreforum.org/live/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/State-of-the-Nation-report-web.pdf